Rohit Sharma and Co. are one of the unbeaten teams in the group-stage with wins against Ireland, Pakistan and the USA. Their last game against Canada was abandoned without a ball bowled due to the wet outfield. All of India's league matches were played in the USA and the batters had a dull outing due to the sluggish nature of the pitch. Senior batters like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were expected to play a crucial role with the bat but both struggled to find runs. The Indian skipper scored a crucial half-century against Ireland although he failed in the next two matches. Meanwhile, Kohli managed only five runs in three innings, including a golden duck against USA. While batting stalwart Kohli's change in batting position to an opener did not yield the desired results, Rishabh Pant's promotion to No. 3 worked well. In fact, the keeper-batter, who had a strong IPL 2024 campaign, is currently India's top scorer in the tournament with 96 runs 'What a brilliant move it has turned out to be' - Manjrekar on Pant's promotion Former India cricketer Manjrekar said that he did not expect Pant to bat at No. 3. He acknowledged that promoting Pant up the order was a brilliant move from the team management. The southpaw usually bats at No. 4 or 5, but India experimented with him in the top-order during their warm-up match against Bangladesh. "They (team management) want more and more impact players, at every position down the order and Rishabh Pant, I didn't expect him to be batting at No. 3, and what a brilliant move it has turned out to be, starting from that warm-up game against Bangladesh, when Samson and Rohit Sharma took some time to get used to the surface," Manjrekar was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times. Furthermore, the cricketer-turned-commentator said Pant has been India's best batter in the ongoing World Cup so far. With Pant coming at one down, India got a left-handed option in their top six, which Manjrekar noted was a missing element for the team in the 2023 ODI World Cup. "Pant has showed his class. He has been India's best batter in this tournament so far, and on a difficult pitch, and that is Rishabh Pant's class. That they gave him the No. 3 slot also ensured that India don't have six right-handers like they had in that 50-over World Cup and the only left-hander India had was Jadeja at No. 7," the 58-year-old added.