India vs Australia 1st Test: Indian team’s young batsman Shubman Gill will not be able to play in the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Gill fractured his thumb while taking a slip catch on the second day of India’s simulated training game. According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, Gill is working hard for the second Test match starting on December 6. Team India’s problems have increased after Gill’s injury. Now he has 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. Jasprit Bumrah will take charge of Team India in his place. Now Team India has two slots vacant. One for opening and another for number three. Three players are big contenders for these two spots in the Indian Test squad for the tour of Australia.
Iswaran may get an opening chance
Abhimanyu Eswaran, who scored a mountain of runs in domestic cricket, has opened for India A on the tour of Australia. He has not yet made his debut for Team India. The 29-year-old has scored 7674 runs in 101 first-class matches, including 27 centuries. Apart from this, he has 3847 runs in 88 List-A matches. In such a situation, Ishwaran may get a chance to open with Yashaswi Jaiswal.
Competition between Rahul and Jurel for number-3!
1. KL Rahul
KL Rahul made his Test debut for Team India in 2014. Since then he has also played in the middle order for the team and has also opened. He has experience and adapts to the situation quickly. So far he has scored 2981 runs in 53 Test matches for Team India, including 8 centuries and 15 fifties. His bat speaks in Test matches abroad. Rahul has scored 618 runs in 11 Test matches against Australia so far.
2. Pole Jurel
Dhruv Jurrell did not get a chance 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. Jurel made his debut for Team India in the year 2024 against England. He has so far scored 190 runs in 3 Test matches for the Indian team, including a half-century.
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