Why was Virat Kohli's batting order tampered with? Rohit told whose idea it was, 'Him at number 6…'

New Delhi. The Indian cricket team made a bad start in the first test against New Zealand. Some decisions of captain Rohit Sharma are under question. Despite the sky being cloudy, Rohit won the toss and decided to bat first. But his decision was proved wrong by the New Zealand bowlers within a short time. New Zealand's three fast bowlers Matt Henry, William Oruke and Tim Southee together took all 10 wickets of India. Henry sent 5 players to the pavilion for 15 runs, while Rooke spent 22 runs and dismissed 4 Indian players. One wicket went to Saudi's account. The Indian team collapsed for 46 runs.

After the dismissal of Rohit Sharma, when Virat Kohli came to bat at number three, people did not understand what was the need to send Kohli from number four to number three. Kohli has almost always played at number four in his Test career. People said that when Shubman Gill is not playing, KL Rahul should have been sent to bat at number three. Kohli returned to the pavilion after getting out on the score of zero. Virat's account was not opened even after playing 9 balls. When Virat was sent to bat at number three, Rohit explained the reason for it.

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'Don't want to disturb the batting of Rahul and Sarfaraz'
After the end of the second day's play, Rohit said, 'We did not want to disturb KL Rahul's batting position. He has made his place at number six. We want to see him at this number. Same is the case with Sarfaraz Khan. In such a situation, Virat Kohli wanted to take responsibility. And this is a good sign that the players want to take responsibility. The Indian captain revealed that Rishabh Pant's knee is swollen after getting injured but he is hopeful that the wicketkeeper batsman will be able to return to the field on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand on Friday.

Pant's knee injured
Rishabh Pant could not catch the spin ball of Jadeja, who was bowling 'over the wicket', in the 37th over of New Zealand's first innings and it hit his knee. He soon limped off the field and Dhruv Jurel entered the field in his place. The ball hit the knee of his left leg, which had undergone several surgeries after that car accident in 2022. This made the injury look serious. Rohit said that unfortunately the ball hit his knee directly, the same leg on which he has undergone surgery. That's why there is some swelling in his knee. This wicketkeeper batsman left the field as a precaution. He was taken out as a precaution. Hopefully he will be fine tonight and we will see him back on the field tomorrow.

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