- Rohit Sharma may be out of the first and second Test matches against Australia because he is going to become a father for the second time. In such a situation, there is little possibility of him playing in both the matches.
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Rohit Sharma: Rohit Sharma may be out of the first and second Test matches against Australia. Because he is going to be a father for the second time. In such a situation, there is little chance of him playing in both the matches. Jasprit Bumrah will captain in his place, Gautam Gambhir has made it clear about this. But who will open in place of Rohit. There is no clarity about this, when Gambhir was questioned about this in the press conference, he also did not give any clarity.
But if cricket pundits are to be believed, either Rahul or Abhimanyu Ishwar can get a chance. But there is also a possibility that not only these two but some other batsman can open with Jaiswal. Who will be this player, let’s know
In the absence of Rohit Sharma, will this player open with Jaiswal?
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Actually, when Gautam Gambhir was asked about Rohit Sharma being in Australia, he clarified. He told that Jasprit Bumrah will captain. But he has not clarified which player will open with Jaiswal in the absence of Hitman. Gambhir said that he will choose the playing 11 according to the combination. He also said that India has the option of KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Easwaran and Shubman Gill.
Shubman Gill can be the second opener
With this statement of Gautam Gambhir, it is almost clear who can take the responsibility of opening in Team India in place of Rohit Sharma. Gambhir did not take any name here. But he has definitely given a hint by giving the option of Shubman Gill. It should be noted that Gill used to open before Jaiswal made his debut last year.
He was brought in at number three much later. Now first of all let us tell you why Rahul and Abhimanyu were not given a chance to open. Because Rahul is in poor form. Abhimanyu does not have experience of playing in Australia.
This is Gill’s record while opening
In such a situation, Shubman Gill is a good option in the absence of Rohit Sharma. If we look at Gill’s statistics as an opener, he has scored 874 runs in 29 innings of 16 matches at an average of 32 and a strike rate of 58. He has also scored 2 centuries. While opening in Australia, he has scored 259 runs in 3 matches. His highest score has been 91.