[rudro]

If Ash is in the first eleven (which he shouldn't be based on his form), he should open. I agree totally with al-furqan:

This is a win-win situation for Ash, this way he can do his Afridi-like batting and wont have to worry about losing his wicket, because the rest of the batting line up will still be available, so wont be much pressure even if he does. (Ash Mentality)

Or maybe like Rajin, putting him in the opening spot may make him more responsible and he may finally get some runs.

Either way im not sure wether this is a good or bad thing, id say lets give him a go and let him show us what he can do as an opener.