Not Virat Kohli Or Rohit Sharma! Out-Of-Favour Star Named As 'Backbone' Of Indian Batting Line-Up

India are currently taking on Bangladesh in the second Test of the two-match series at the Green Park International Stadium in Kanpur. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are two of the most important players in the squad. However, they have not been in great form in the longest format of the game for some time and would be looking to get some run under their belt in Kanpur. Amidst all this, Kohli and Rohit's former Test teammate Hanuma Vihari has not named them as the backbone of the Indian batting.

"Cheteshwar Pujara Was Backbone Of Indian Batting Lineup"In an interaction with PTI, Hanuma Vihari said that Cheteshwar Pujara has been a big miss in the last two Test seres for India. He called him the backbone of the batting line-up, as he took blow, batted for a long time, saw the new ball and got runs. He also made the job easier for the other batters of the side."Pujara will a big miss. He was the backbone of the batting line-up in the last two series for Team India. He took blows, he batted time, he stayed there for a long time, he saw the new ball, he got runs. He made the job easier for the other batters coming in," he said. FOLLOW HERE: India Vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 1 Live Updates "Virat Kohli Is Closest To Being Glue Of Side"Hanuma Vihari also said that India have a lot of attacking batters in their top 6 and he does not see anyone apart from Virat Kohli who can take the role of being the glue of the batting order, a role that Pujara played to perfection."So that kind of role... who will play is a question mark for me. Currently I would say we have an attacking mode of a batting line up (the top six). All like to play their shots. Virat is the only one I feel in that batting line up who can be like a glue to the other batters," Vihari added.