IND vs AUS: Team India is set to take on Australia in the third Test encounter of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. The match will be played from March 1 (Wednesday) at the Holkar Stadium, Indore. Meanwhile, team India might be tempted to include Shubman Gill in the opening slot alongside skipper Rohit Sharma replacing out-of-form KL Rahul. To note, the last time Gill played at the Holkar Stadium, he smashed an excellent century which might help his cause against senior batter KL Rahul. Follow India vs Australia Live Updates with INSIDESPORT.IN.
IND vs AUS: Shubman Gill set to partner Rohit Sharma in place of KL Rahul, eyes Indore encore as India return to Holkar Stadium in just 36 days – Check out
KL Rahul’s recent performance in Test Cricket
MATCH | Bat | Date | Ground | Format |
India vs Australia | 17 & 1 | 17-Feb-2023 | Delhi | Test |
India vs Australia | 20 | 09-Feb-2023 | Nagpur | Test |
India vs Bangladesh | 10 & 2 | 22-Dec-2022 | Mirpur | Test |
India vs Bangladesh | 22 & 23 | 14-Dec-2022 | Chattogram | Test |
Rahul has been struggling to get going for a decent amount of time now. The senior batter was recently stripped from the vice-captaincy post. With so many opportunities wasted, the Indian management might want to tinker on Rahul’s future in the Indian team.
Rahul has failed to notch up a 25-run mark on his last 10 Test games and has a subpar average of just 35 after having played 47 Test matches for the country. Now the question arises, who can replace KL Rahul? The answer is simple. India has quite a few options. Youngster Shubman Gill is desperate to get his chance.
IND vs AUS: Shubman Gill set to partner Rohit Sharma in place of KL Rahul, eyes Indore encore as India return to Holkar Stadium in just 36 days – Check out
Speaking about Gill’s numbers in Test format, the 23-year-old has played 13 Test matches and has amassed 736 runs at an average of 32. The right-handed batter has four fifties and one century to his name with 110 being his highest score. Gill was also the part of the Indian squad when they toured Australia to play the last concluded Border-Gavaskar trophy.