He wouldn't get much opportunities to bat long in ODIs, given his no. 7 position. However he looks to be a permanent in tests at least for the next few matches and should seize this opportunity to show his real batting talent. I've seen one of his domestic triple hundreds, and if he can replicate half of that in tests, he'd be among the very best.
The good thing is the patience shown by the team management on the young players. Although it's yet to work out in certain cases (Ishant, Rohit, Dinda etc), it really payed off for most players (Kohli, Jadeja etc).
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