India have picked part-timers to play key roles going into next month's world cup. Many say that India are at full strength. For the first time in a long time. Its an optimistic way of saying the same thing. Part timers.
Agreed, Sachin, Sehwag, Gambhir and Zaheer were once full timers before age and injuries forced them to make a choice to not be full timers. But that doesn't change the fact that India is a team of part timers.
I don't much have a problem with that but the return of the part timers, especially Gautam Gambhir, leaves Virat Kohli out in the cold. The thing that I like about Virat Kohli is that in a very short time, he has built his brand around being an evening person. Almost a 1000 runs at an average of over 60 while chasing at night under lights. No one even comes close.
India will need night owls like Kohli. All their matches are likely to be day-nighters, where we will need Kohli to live up to his image.
Asking Virendra Sehwag to bat lower down the order will open up options for Kohli and better balance for India.
