Team India skipper Rohit Sharma lastly took the massive resolution to drop fellow opener KL Rahul for the third Test towards Australia starting in Indore on Wednesday (March 1). Young opener Shubman Gill will change Rahul on the prime whereas India additionally determined to relaxation Mohammed Shami and introduced in Umesh Yadav for this contest.
Rahul has scored only one half-century in his final 10 Test matches and his twin failures within the second Test towards Australia in Delhi meant that he needed to lose his vice-captaincy as effectively forward of the Indore. Rahul averages an underwhelming 33.4 after 47 Tests.
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Rahul, who has did not cross the 25-run mark in his final 10 Test innings, was eliminated as vice-captain following the second Test in Delhi, elevating hopes of a change for the remaining two video games.
Former India bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad has been scathing in his assault towards KL Rahul over the previous few weeks, calling for the Lucknow Super Giants skipper to be dropped. Rahul, who has aggregated 38 runs in three innings within the ongoing sequence, received out for simply 1 within the second innings of the Delhi match.
“There is a view that KL Rahul has an outstanding overseas Test record. But stats speak otherwise. He has a test avg of 30 overseas in 56 innings. He has scored 6 overseas centuries but followed it up with a string of low scores that’s why averaging 30. Let’s look at a few others,” Prasad had tweeted.
There is a view that KL Rahul has an impressive abroad Test document. But stats communicate in any other case. He has a check avg of 30 abroad in 56 innings. He has scored 6 abroad centuries however adopted it up with a string of low scores that is why averaging 30. Let’s take a look at a number of others pic.twitter.com/MAvHM01TcY
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 20, 2023
“Shikhar Dhawan has the best overseas average amongst recent openers. Avg of nearly 40 with 5 100’s. Though he too hasn’t been consistent in Test but had Outstanding centuries in SL and NZ, plus a much better home record,” he added.
Australia have additionally been pressured to make a few modifications to their lineup. Skipper Pat Cummins has returned to Sydney to handle his ailing mom whereas opener David Warner has additionally returned from the tour after an elbow damage.
Stand-in skipper Steve Smith changed Cummins with Mitchell Starc and all-rounder Cameron Green comes instead of Warner.
India vs Australia 3rd Test Playing XI
India: Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma (c), Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (C), Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Mathew Kuhnemann
