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T20 World Cup: Batting order not fixed, says India coach ahead of must-win West Indies clash

India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said Tilak Varma has the game to bat at No. 6 and add power at the end of the innings, but made it clear that the batting order is not fixed ahead of the virtual quarter-final against the West Indies in the T20 World Cup on Sunday.Tilak had a modest run in the first five matches of the tournament while batting at one down, managing a strike-rate of 120. The team management then pushed him to No. 6 against Zimbabwe.The move worked. Tilak scored 44 off 16 balls, hitting four sixes and three fours at a strike-rate of 275.“No, it’s not a foregone conclusion that he’ll bat at five or six tomorrow. I thought the other night, Tilak, he looked like a number six. He looked like someone who’s really comfortable at a 10-over entry point.”“And I think that’s a massive kudos to him, the way he’s adapted his game. I don’t think he’s been short on form,” Ten Doeschate said, as cited by news agency PTI.After struggling at the start of the tournament, Tilak looked more settled in the later overs against Zimbabwe as he attacked the bowlers.“I thought that was to look back to his old Tilak and play the situation beautifully. So it’s comforting to know that we have a little bit more power down the middle.”Ten Doeschate said the West Indies could bring back left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein and adjust their plans.“They (West Indies) might play Chase. They might play Akeal. We kind of bank on them playing Chase. So we have got different entry points for the guys ideally where they come in.”He also pointed out that Tilak had undergone abdominal surgery and missed four weeks of competitive cricket before the tournament.“I mentioned before, spending four weeks on the sideline, coming into the tournament and slowly building up is kind of what you expect,” the assistant coach observed.“Like I always say, the link between getting out of the blocks quickly and setting up for the back end is the key to India’s success. And it’s nice to know that Tilak can perform those roles,” Ten Doeschate said.



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