Team India: Who will bat at number-3 for the Indian team in the test match against Afghanistan. Head coach Gautam Gambhir has made a big revelation on this.
Team India: Before the one-off Test match between India and Afghanistan to be held from June 6, the discussion regarding the batting order of Team India has intensified. Before this match, the question in everyone’s mind is who will bat at number 3 for India? Now the team’s head coach Gautam Gambhir has clarified the picture regarding this position.
Who will bat at number 3?
Before the only test match against Afghanistan, the head coach of Team India has made it clear that Sai Sudarshan will be seen batting at number-3 in this match. According to the report of Times of India, before this test match against Afghanistan, head coach Gautam Gambhir said in the pre-match press conference that Sai Sudarshan has not got enough opportunities yet. He has played in England. We will give them some more time. We can select only 11 players and Sai is not in bad form. After this statement of Gambhir, speculations are being made that Sai Sudarshan can be seen batting at number three in the test match against Afghanistan.
🚨 GAUTAM GAMBHIR ON SAI DURING PRE MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE 🚨( TOI)
Gambhir said 🗣️ – Sai Sudharsan hasn’t got a fair chance. He played in England. We will give him a longer rope. We can only pick 11 players and Sai isn’t in bad form. He scored 700 runs in IPL. If we judge Sai… pic.twitter.com/kLcUdmYUg9
— VK (@Aur_vicky) June 5, 2026
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sai sudarshan test career
24-year-old Indian star opener Sai Sudarshan made his Test debut on the England tour in the year 2025. The management had high expectations from him in this series, but during this period he could not do anything special. Sudarshan has played a total of 6 test matches for Team India so far, in which he has scored 302 runs at a strike rate of 38.7. During this period, he has scored 2 half-centuries. Now he will have a chance to prove himself against Afghanistan.
Sai Sudarshan’s performance in IPL 2026
24-year-old Sai Sudarshan looked in great form in IPL 2026. This season, he batted explosively and scored 722 runs in 17 matches. During this period, he has scored 1 century and 8 half-centuries.
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