Former Indian selector MSK Prasad has named his opening combination for the first Test against Australia. He feels that India should make Shubman Gill open alongside Rohit Sharma in the first Test and should slot KL Rahul at No.5 in the lineup.
What will be the Indian combination for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy?
India is all set to host Australia for the four-match Test series. The first game between the nations will be played on February 9th in Nagpur followed by the second Test to be played on 17th February in Delhi.
The third game between India and Australia is slated to take place on 1st March in Dharamshala whereas the last game will be played on 9th March in Ahmedabad.
With just a few days remaining before the start of the first game, India has suffered a major blow. It is learned as per the reports in Indian Express Shreyas Iyer is ruled out of the first Test against Australia.
Iyer suffered a knee injury ahead of the ODI series against New Zealand and was ruled out of the series. He was then shifted to NCA for rehab. But as the reports, he is deemed unfit to play the first game and will join the team ahead of the second game.
With Iyer not available, there have been various speculations about who will bat in the middle in his absence. Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav are the two ideal candidates and many fans and pundits have given their take on the same.
There also have been a lot of speculations about India’s opening pair for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. While KL Rahul not performing well and Gill smashed a ton in the last series India played, it’ll be a great headache for management.
“Shubman Gill should open with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul should bat at No.5,” MSK Prasad on Indian combination for the first Test
With all the speculations going around, former Indian selector MSK Prasad has named his opening combination for the first Test against Australia. He feels that India should make Shubman Gill open alongside Rohit Sharma in the first Test and should slot KL Rahul at No.5 in the lineup.
He said: “Shubman Gill should open with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul should bat at No.5.” ‘
MSK Prasad said, "Shubman Gill should open with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul should bat at No.5".
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 5, 2023
It remains to be seen who will open the innings and who will bat in the middle for India in the first Test against Australia.
