Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma
First test India vs Australia: Indian team’s young batsman Shubman Gill will not be able to play the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Gill fractured his thumb while taking a catch on the second day of India’s simulated training game. According to the ESPNcricinfo report, Gill is working hard for the second Test match starting December 6. Team India’s woes have increased after Gill’s injury. Now he will have to change his batting order. On the other hand, regular captain Rohit Sharma will not play in the first Test after the birth of his second child. In his place, Jasprit Bumrah will take charge of the Indian team. Now the Indian team has two vacant spots. One to open and one for number three. Three players are strong contenders for these two spots in the Indian Test squad for the tour of Australia.
Easwaran may have a chance to open
Abhimanyu Easwaran, who has scored mountains of runs in domestic cricket, opened for India A on the Australian tour. He is yet to make his debut for the Indian team. The 29-year-old scored 7,674 runs in 101 first-class matches, including 27 centuries. Apart from this, he has 3847 runs to his name in 88 List A matches. In such a situation, Easwaran may get a chance to open with Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Competition between Rahul and Jurel for number 3!
1. KL Rahul
KL Rahul made his Test debut for the Indian team in 2014. Since then, he has also played in the middle of the team and has also started. He is experienced and adapts quickly to circumstances. So far, he has scored 2981 runs in 53 Test matches for Team India, which includes 8 centuries and 15 half-centuries. His bat speaks volumes in overseas Test matches. Rahul has scored 618 runs in 11 Test matches against Australia so far.
2. Dhruv Trevally
Dhruv Jurel did not get the opportunity to play a single match in the Test series against New Zealand. After this, he performed well for India-A. He played innings of 80 and 68 runs. Trevally made his debut for the Indian team in the year 2024 against England. He has so far scored 190 runs in 3 Test matches for the Indian team, which includes a half-century.
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