Ruturaj Gaikwad to open for India vs Australia?
Ruturaj Gaikwad to open for India, The major concern raised about who will take the role of opening batter for the Indian test squad against Australia due to the absence of the Indian skipper and opening batter Rohit Sharma in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2024.
Over the last few days, reports suggest that India’s most successful opening batter and skipper Rohit Sharma, might miss the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, starting on the 22nd of November in Perth, due to personal reasons.
If the reports are correct, the Indian team will miss their most successful test batter, who can perform on the bouncy of Australia. This news raised concern about who will open alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal in the upcoming first Test against Australia. Let’s look at the potential replacement of Rohit Sharma.
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With Rohit’s absence for the first Test against Australia, there is a high chance that Ruturaj Gaikewad might replace him, as Gaikwad boosts his incredible cricketing skills. Ruturaj Gaikwad has shown flexibility by playing in different batting orders in T20Is and other formats as well, he is the most successful opener for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.
When it comes to Test cricket, Ruturaj Gaikwad has yet to make his Test debut> However, Gaikwad traveled with the squad to South Africa in December 2023 but did not play due to an injury.
So far, this skilled Maharashtra batter, Ruturaj Gaikwad only featured in limited-over formats for India and has not participated in any Test cricket, but he has plenty of experience in red-ball cricket, as he was captain of the India C in the Duleep Trophy and played many Ranji Trophy and a Irani Trophy.
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Given his experience in red-ball cricket and performance and consistency in T20Is and ODIs, Ruturaj Gaikwad appears to be the first choice as an opener for the India Test squad, but there is no official announcement about who will replace Rohit Sharma in his absence for the Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024.
