Who will play at No.4 - Addressing India's no.4 conundrum
There have emerged five prime candidates for the No.4 slot, and the management has to decide between heading into the 2019 World Cup.
4. Dinesh Karthik:
The latest entrant for the No.4 position is Tamil Nadu’s Dinesh Karthik. Another right-handed batsman, Karthik has proved what he brings to the side in the series against the Kiwis where he garnered two back-to-back half centuries. In the two innings, he looked particularly as the most comfortable Indian batsman on the same pitch where the batsmen around him made mistakes with their shot-selection.
Karthik has played 12 matches for the national team at the position and has scored 278 runs at an average of 39.71. Batting there has got out the best in the right-hander, with a strike rate of 68.64 and the best score of 64*. In the recent series against New Zealand, the Tamil Nadu batsman has brought out the best in him, with two innings that would make him a prime contender for the No.4 slot in the Indian team.
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