Kohli indicates KL Rahul may be preferred choice for No. 4 slot
Captain Virat Kohli Tuesday gave hints that Lokesh Rahul may be preferred at the crucial No. 4 slot in the World Cup after his hundred in India's 95-run win over Bangladesh in a warm-up match here.
"The biggest positive from today was the way KL (Rahul) batted at No. 4, everyone else knows their roles. It is important that he gets the runs and he is such a class player," Kohli said of Rahul who hit a 99-ball 108, after India's big win in their final World Cup warm-up game.
"MS (Dhoni) and Hardik were superb as well," he added.
Dhoni also scored a hundred -- a 78-ball 113 -- while Hardik Pandya contributed 21 from 11 deliveries down the order.
"We were challenged by their batsmen as well but we bowled well and our spinners got wickets too. Bumrah got us the breakthrough and Chahal and Kuldeep got us six wickets," Kohli said.
He said in the World Cup matches the ball might turn a bit in the second half and swing and seam would be important in the first fifteen overs. He said most of the