There were plenty of takers fighting to cement their spot at No 4, including Ambati Rayudu, Vijay Shankar and Rishabh Pant. The Indian selectors picked Shankar, leaving out Rayudu and Pant, in the squad for the tournament in the UK, the uncertainty at No 4 still looms large.

 

Former Australia pacer Andy Bichel, who was part of the Australian team which clinched the title in 2003, was of the opinion that MS Dhoni should bat at No 4.

 

"We have seen MS Dhoni bat (at No 4). He is still brilliant. He can bat from No 1 to 6 (in the batting order). Maybe it is his last hurrah so maybe he wants to go at No 4. Vijay Shankar has grown into a wonderful talent in the past few years. Look, there are lots of options and it is a good problem to have. But I would like to see MS go at 4 and take the game away from the opposition. He has done it so many times," said Bichel.