IND vs SA: Netizens Urge Virat Kohli To Bat At No. 3 Position In World Cup Finals; Give Yashasvi A Chance

Team India triumphed over England in the semis to qualify for the T20 World Cup 2024 finals. Rohit Sharma and co bundled Jos Buttler's side for only 103 runs and defended the total by a margin of 68 runs. This was India's fifth straight win in the T20 World Cup 2024 as they defeated Ireland, Pakistan, USA, Bangladesh and Australia before. Now, India will face first-time World Cup final entrant, South Africa, which ended its chokers jinx this time. Aiden Markram-led South Africa dominated Afghanistan in the first semi-final game as they restricted them for a low total of 56 runs and then chased it in 8.5 overs.

India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Finals is expected to be a thriller as both sides showcased high-quality cricket.

Despite everything falling in place for Team India till now, ace batter Virat Kohli's form as an opener has been a big cause of worry for cricket lovers. No one doubts his caliber or skills, but this big change in the national team's batting order since the start of the T20 World Cup has been under scanner.

In last 6 innings, Virat Kohli scored 1, 4, 0, 24, 34, and 9 runs as an opener. While his records as the no.3 batter are way too good.

Contradicting to what we are seeing today, Virat Kohl played many match-winning knocks as an opener for RCB in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL 2024). With 714 runs, Virat Kohli became the highest scorer (Orange cap winner) of the tournament. Maybe that's why Virat wanted to open the innings for India also, but he failed and it looks like that the latter is now taking it on his ego, feel some fans.

But instead, if Virat Kohli comes out to bat at his original position back, then he may power India with a bag full of runs in the title clash against South Africa.

Sharing their views on micro-blogging site X, a Virat Kohli fan said, "Maybe these conditions are just not right for Virat Kohli to open the innings and he should play at his regular number 3 position, said a social media user.

Another fan urged Virat Kohli to leave everything aside and bat at his original position (no.3) instead of experimenting. He called the batter spine of India's batting line-up and like the rest of 1.4 billion people he wants to see Virat Kohli notch a ton.

Some people also advocated for a chance to Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was picked as an opener for Team India, but Virat Kohli overshadowed him.

OneIndia.com also tried to know people's opinions on Virat Kohli's batting position and found that 45% of people want him to bat at the number 3 spot. However, 30% of participants wanted him to keep his confidence high and continue to bat as an opener. The rest 20% of people called it a difficult decision and couldn't keep the side.