indian cricket team's Test and ODI captain rohit sharma is constantly in the headlines. He is going to become a father soon. In such a situation, it is being told that he may miss the first Test match or the first two Test matches of the five-match Test series starting against australia from november 22. In such a situation, the question was who will open in his place. Now the answer has been found.
BCCI has announced the team for the five-match Test series against Australia. rohit sharma is the captain of this team and fast bowler Jaspreet bumrah is the vice-captain. Domestic cricket star abhimanyu Easwaran has been included in the team as a reserve opener. However, Easwaran will not get a chance even in Rohit's absence. There were already indications of this, but now Team India's coach gautam gambhir has also made it clear.
The indian team has to play a five-match Test series on the australia tour. This series will start with the Perth Test on november 22. Earlier, India's A team played two unofficial Test matches against Australia's A team. In the second match of this series, KL rahul opened the innings. Even though he could score runs in this match, it was clear what the team management was thinking.
Now before leaving for australia, coach gautam gambhir has praised KL Rahul. Gambhir praised KL rahul a lot, who can play many roles according to the needs of the team. Coach gautam gambhir said, "It is his (KL Rahul's) quality that he can actually bat at the top order. He can bat at number 3 and he can also bat at number six. You need a lot of talent to play such a role, and he also does wicketkeeping in ODIs." He further said, "Just think how many such players are there in international cricket who can open the innings like KL rahul and can also play at number six if needed. That's why I think he can open if needed, especially if rohit sharma is not available for the first Test."
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