Harsha Bhogle wants KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal to open in ODIs after Rohit Sharma's injury

India may have faced a huge loss in fifth T20I between India and New Zealand at Mount Maunganui when stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma faced an injury in his calf muscle. It was later reported that Sharma was going to sit out of remaining tour and his replacements would be named soon. Veteran commentator and analyst Harsh Bhogle came forward with his opinion on master batsman's replacement in ODI side.

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Harsha Bhogle believes KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal must open

Mayank Agarwal has t only been in good form but batsman from Karnataka will also have a lot of chemistry with KL Rahul as duo has shared dressing room for ir state team already. two have also spent some valuable time toger while playing for Kings XI Punjab in IPL so it is highly likely that Agarwal will be opening innings along with KL Rahul. Agarwal has t played a One-Day International for country yet so this opportunity will be a great platform for Agarwal to make his mark. 

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Agarwal already solidified his spot in Test line-up in series against South Africa last year where he scored a wonderful double century. At time of writing this report,  BCCI has anunced Rohit's replacements for both formats and it is indeed Mayank Agarwal who will replace Hitman in white-ball matches. two red-ball matches which are to follow will see young Shubman Gill replace Rohit at top of order. Along with Gill, young batting superstar Prithvi Shaw will also be making a comeback into Test squad after a troublesome 2019.

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