New Delhi: Rohit Sharma was made the opening batsman by former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, this story is known to everyone. But there is also a funny twist in this story. How Rohit's batting order was changed because of Dinesh Karthik and this bet proved to be a success for the Indian cricket team. In fact, in the practice match before the Champions Trophy 2013, Dinesh Karthik scored 146 runs against a team like Australia, in such a way that Dhoni wanted to keep him in the team as a pure batsman.
It was only to keep Dinesh Karthik in the middle order that Dhoni sent Rohit to the opening and Dhoni's decision has been a super hit for Team India to date. Former India fielding coach R Sridhar said, "Dhoni had taken a decision in the 2013 Champions Trophy that Rohit will open the innings. Dinesh Karthik was batting well in the practice match, but India had to keep Rohit in the team as well. Then the team management, especially Dhoni, made the opener's place for Rohit. It was a great decision.''
Dhoni's decision was also vindicated by Rohit, he opened the innings with Shikhar Dhawan in the Champions Trophy and Team India also won the Champions Trophy title that year. Rohit has recently opened the innings with Suryakumar Yadav, now it remains to be seen how successful this pair will be.
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