Will KL Rahul replace Rohit Sharma at Perth Test? Report pulls India A experiment

By News Update On Nov 6, 2024

Rohit Sharma may miss the India-Australia first Test match due to personal reasons, which is to be played in Perth from November 22. In such a situation, if KL Rahul is successful in playing a big innings against Australia A

KL Rahul (L) and Rohit Sharma (R). (PIC- X)

New Delhi: Only a few days are left for the Border Gavaskar Trophy to begin. Team India’s players will soon leave for the Australia tour. Before the opening match of the series starting in Perth on November 22, a new challenge has come in front of the Indian team. Actually, there is suspense over captain Rohit Sharma playing in this match. In such a situation, head coach Gautam Gambhir’s concern about the opening pair has increased. If the Indian captain is not present for the first match, then who will be the opener of Team India with Yashasvi Jaiswal in his place?

The second unofficial Test match between India A and Australia A will start on November 7. This match will be played in Melbourne and let us tell you that in the first encounter, the Indian team lost by 7 wickets. KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel have been included in the India A squad for the second match. Now according to a media report, Rahul can play the role of an opening batsman in the match starting tomorrow.

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KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel added to India A squad.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) November 6, 2024

Who will replace Rohit Sharma?

Rohit Sharma may miss the India-Australia first Test match due to personal reasons, which is to be played in Perth from November 22. In such a situation, if KL Rahul and Abhimanyu Easwaran are successful in playing a big innings against Australia A, then one of them can replace Rohit Sharma and open for India in the first Test with Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Talking about KL Rahul, he has so far batted in 75 innings as an opener in Test cricket. In these 75 innings, he has scored 2,551 runs at an average of 35. On the other hand, the last domestic season was great for Abhimanyu Easwaran and if we look at his first-class career, he has scored 7,657 runs in 100 matches, including 27 centuries. His average in first-class cricket is 49.4.