The fragile middle-order was brutally exposed by England and Bangladesh in two back to back matches of this World Cup.
India's failure to fix the middle-order problem has even made them pick the World Cup as the stage to experiment on the crucial number four slot.
And the pressure was huge on Rohit and Kohli when India lost KL Rahul early while chasing 338 against England on Sunday. Against a fine English bowling attack, Rohit and Kohli were forced to be cautious in the first 10 overs because one more wicket at that stage would have been catastrophic, especially considering the chaos in the middle-order.
That middle-order has remained India's Achilles heel and it's the reason behind their poor record in big chases.
As India is already qualified for Semi Final, India may try this combination:
1. Rohit Sharma
2. Mayank Agarwal/KL Rahul
3. Virat Kohli
4. Rishabh Pant
5. M.S.Dhoni
6. Hardik Pandya
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
9. Md Shami
10. Y.Chahal/Kuldeep Yadav
11. J.Bumrah
