5 Contenders For The No.4 Slot In Team India's One-Day Squad

Rahul can rotate the strike very well and can switch gears when needed. He showed versatility with the bat during the 2nd ODI of the series against West Indies when he featured in that impressive stand with Suryakumar Yadav...

- Renin Wilben

India may have defeated West Indies in the one-day series at home. However, that wasn’t really on surprising lines. The Men in Blue have been dominant over the Windies in recent years. That said, the series did not do much to solve India’s No.4 woes. It began in the lead up to the 2019 World Cup, and the search for a proper two-down batter is yet to end. India went into the ICC event with an unsettled middle-order and paid the price for the same. Over the last few years, India have tried numerous players at the No.4 position without settling on one. With the 2023 World Cup coming up, we look at five contenders for the No.4 slot in India’s one-day squad.

1. KL RAHUL: