‘I will surely be opening in all the games’ – Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma is going to open in all their games in the coming IPL. Speaking at the team’s pre-season media interaction, Rohit said that this move was partially because he opens for India and the World Cup follows immediately after the IPL.

“I have in the past batted in the middle order and I’ve opened also in a few games so wherever the team requires me to bat I have to bat to get the right balance,” Rohit said.

“But this year, I will open the batting for all the games, that is for sure. That (World Cup) is one of the factors but also keeping in mind that this is where I bat, that is my position when I play for India and that is where I have got a lot of success off late. The team does understand that, and as a team also the composition of the players we have right now, we’ve got some experience in the middle order so that allows me to go and bat at the top of the order. This season I’ll try and do that – open in every game possible.”