#1 KL Rahul in for Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma flew back home after the birth of his first child and will miss the fourth Test at Sydney. It is a big blow for team India since Rohit was in good knick and striking the ball crisply.
In order to maintain the balance of the team, a specialist batsman should be replaced by none other than a specialist batsman. In such a case, KL Rahul might be the best bet for India to bat in the middle order.
KL Rahul has been playing the new ball poorly and batting in the middle-order would shield him from his nightmare. Also, in the middle-order, he can afford to be free-flowing and back his natural instincts.
Moving down to order could turn out to be the best move for KL Rahul which will help him get back to the run-scoring ways He can be a tailor-made replacement for Rohit Sharma in the fourth Test against Australia.
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