The reports also suggest that KL Rahul, who has had a fine run in the series so far as an opener, could be shifted to number three. He is India's leading run-getter in the series and overall second, with 235 runs in three matches and six innings at an average of 47.00, with two fifties an
The return of Rohit in the Indian line-up for the Adelaide Test involved the seasoned opener slotting himself in the middle-order at number six rather than at his usual opening slot, but Ponting was not a fan of the move.