KL Rahul opening IND A vs AUS A 2nd Test: The second unofficial test match between India A and Australia A will start from November 7. This match will be played in Melbourne and let us tell you that in the first encounter, the Indian team lost by 7 wickets. KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel have been included in the India A squad for the second match. Now according to a media report, Rahul can play the role of opening batsman in the match starting tomorrow.
According to ESPN Cricinfo, KL Rahul can open with Abhimanyu Easwaran in the match against Australia A starting from 7th November. In such a situation, there is sure to be a change in the batting order of captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who opened in the first match. It has also been revealed in this report that Dhruv Jurel can play the role of wicketkeeper in this upcoming clash. Let us tell you that both Rahul and Dhruv have got a place in the Indian team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
Who will replace Rohit Sharma?
Rohit Sharma may miss the India-Australia first Test match due to personal reasons, which is to be played in Perth from November 22. In such a situation, if KL Rahul and Abhimanyu Easwaran are successful in playing big innings against Australia A, then one of them can open for India in the first test along with Yashasvi Jaiswal in place of Rohit Sharma.
Talking about KL Rahul, till now he has batted in 75 innings as an opener in Test cricket. In these 75 innings, he has scored 2,551 runs at an average of 35. On the other hand, the last domestic season was excellent for Abhimanyu Easwaran and if we look at his first-class career, he has scored 7,657 runs in 100 matches, which includes 27 centuries. His average in first-class cricket is 49.4.
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