- Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have been included in the squad for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Both of them are struggling with poor form. In such a situation, the selectors should include these 2 players who have scored a lot of runs in Australia…
have scored a lot of runs in Australia, yet were dropped Source: Social Media
Rohit Sharma: The 4 match test series between India and Australia is going to start from 22 November. Team India led by Rohit Sharma can fly to Australia for this tour next week. At the same time, before this series, there are question marks on the batting of star batsmen KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma.
Because, both the players proved to be flops in the Test series against Bangladesh and New Zealand. In such a situation, the selectors should have included these strong batsmen in the squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Who have scored a lot of runs in Australia. Let’s know about those brilliant players…
Question marks on the batting of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul?
Indian captain Rohit Sharma is a brilliant batsman. There is no doubt about this. But his recent form has raised questions about his batting. There are reports in the media that the fate of his career depends on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
If his bat does not perform well in this series too, then Rohit Sharma can take him. Because in 10 innings of 5 Tests played against Bangladesh and New Zealand, Rohit has scored 6,5, 23,8, 2,52,0,8,18,11 runs.
On the other hand, KL Rahul is also being targeted by fans due to his poor batting. If we talk about Lokesh Rahul’s 5 innings of the last 3 Tests, he has scored very few runs. If we exclude the innings of 68 runs, he has scored 16, 22, 0, 12 runs. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see whether KL Rahul gets a chance in Border Gavaskar or Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel can be tried.
Rohit Sharma’s performance in the last 7 innings was like this
In Australia- 7 Test matches
Innings- 14
Runs- 408
Average- 31.38
Centuries- 0
Fifty- 3
This is how KL Rahul performed in the last 5 innings
In Australia- 5 Test matches
Innings- 9
Runs- 187
Average- 20.77
Century- 1
Fifty- 0
These 2 batsmen are better than KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma
In the Border Gavaskar Trophy, Team India will have to win at least 4 out of 5 Tests. Only then will they be able to get a ticket to the final of WTC 2025. But, the way the Indian batsmen performed poorly in the last 2 Test series, after seeing that, it seems that the Indian team may have to face defeat in Australia. In such a situation, the selectors should have chosen Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, who are considered the backbone of Team India in the Test format. Both players’ track record is excellent against Australia.
This is how Cheteshwar Pujara has performed in Australia
In Australia- 11 Test matches
Innings- 21
Runs- 993
Average- 47.28
This is how Ajinkya Rahane’s performance has been in Australia
In Australia- 12 matches
Innings- 23
Runs- 884
Average- 42.09
Century- 2
Fifty- 4