Players who have played at number four for  India since Virat Kohli took charge

#4 Hardik Pandya

This may come as a surprise to many but Hardik Pandya is next on the list of most opportunities at number four in the past two years. The all-rounder has walked in to bat five times at the position scoring 150 runs with a phenomenal strike of 106.38. While Pandya offers India an interesting option to surprise oppositions between matches due to his ability against spin, its hard to see India make it a permanent solution.

Firstly in the rare case, India do lose two quick wickets, Pandya is not the ideal player to have at the crease. Also, the Men in Blue do not have enough firepower in the lower order to afford Pandya to bat at a higher position.

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