A Good Dilemma To Have, Says Rathour

The Rahul-Dhawan tussle for opener’s slot continues

- Amol Karhadkar

When Shikhar Dhawan injured his knee during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, K.L. Rahul got a longer run at the top of the order during India’s white-ball matches at home over the last couple of months.

Despite having proved his mettle, come Tuesday, Rahul may still have to be benched for the first of the three ODIs versus Australia.

With Dhawan and Rahul coming good against Sri Lanka in last week’s T20 series, it will be a toss-up between the two for the series-opener at the Wankhede Stadium.

Coach happy

Batting coach Vikram Rathour was happy for the team management to be facing a “good dilemma” but stressed that only one of them would start the series.