Can Virat Kohli Bat At No.4 For India In ICC World Cup 2023? Ravichandran Ashwin’s Interesting Comment

Veteran Indian cricket workforce spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has supported former head coach Ravi Shastri’s suggestion that star batter Virat Kohli can find yourself batting at No. 4 if the workforce composition calls for for it. Questions stay over the No. 4 batting place forward of ICC World Cup 2023 with each KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer each recovering from accidents and Tilak Varma making a reputation for himself with good knocks in opposition to West Indies. Ashwin mentioned that other than Kohli, India can find yourself taking part in a left-hander within the place or experiment with wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan.

“Virat Kohli batted at quantity 4 in that World Cup [2011]. In truth, Ravi Bhai has talked about that, if essential, Virat Kohli ought to bat at quantity 4. I feel he talked about that in order that we will accommodate a left-hander,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.

“The only way that can happen is if KL Rahul doesn’t get fit, and when they need a keeper, they can open with Ishan Kishan. That’s the only possibility because Shreyas Iyer is one of the go-to players for Team India in ODIs as a batter,” he added.

Earlier, Shastri recalled that he had a chat with former India chief selector MSK Prasad about the opportunity of utilising Kohli at No. 4.

“If Virat has to bat at four, he will bat at four in the interest of the side. You know, there were times I thought of it. Even in the previous two World Cups, when I was coach in 2019, I thought I might have discussed that with MSK as well of him batting at four just to break that top heavy line up,” Shastri mentioned on Star Sports’ Selection Day present.

“You know, because if we lost two or three at the top, we were gone and it was proved so just for reaching that the experience. And if you look at Virat Kohli’s record, he is good enough at number four,” the previous India all-rounder added.