Long-time opener Rohit Sharma was fully taken into confidence before being replaced by Ishan Kishan at the top of batting order for India’s T20 World Cup match against New Zealand, batting coach Vikram Rathour said on Tuesday.

India lost that game by eight wickets. Rathour said that Kishan’s elevation was more about having a left-hander at the top of the order rather than having too many similar type of players in the middle-order.