India captain Rohit Sharma has suffered severe criticism for his decision to promote himself over the in-form KL Rahul in the Boxing Day Test between Australia and India. A situation where KL Rahul has been the best opener for both sides, the most consistent batter for India - he is being displaced from his position, batting at No.3, so that Rohit Sharma is given an opportunity to get into form." Jaiswal and KL Rahul had a record partnership for India in Australia, but India quite happy to break that partnership to give a big-name player an opportunity to succeed.