MUMBAI: Former India cricketer Rohan Gavaskar believes that if opener KL Rahul continues to bat like the way he did in the Asia Cup Group A match against Hong Kong, then a change will be a possibility in the opening combination.
In India's 40-run win over Hong Kong at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday, Rahul was a far shadow of his fluent self. On a slow pitch and with Hong Kong bowlers operating at a slower pace, Rahul struggled to time the ball, barring two sixes, in a painstaking 39-ball 36, including 16 dot balls. In Sunday's match against Pakistan, Rahul chopped on for a first-ball duck off debutant pacer Naseem Shah.