India received the T20I sequence 3-0 in opposition to New Zealand and each the edges will now tackle one another within the two-match Test sequence beginning in Kanpur on Thursday.
Newly appointed T20 captain and common opener Rohit Sharma, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have been rested as per BCCI’s workload administration coverage.
The first Test in Kanpur might be captained by Ajinkya Rahane, who has struggled with the bat in latest instances. The right-handed batsman had scored 268 runs in 4 Tests in opposition to Australia final yr. In the house sequence in opposition to England, Rahane averaged 18.66 for his 112 runs in 6 innings. He scored 49 and 15 within the finals of the World Test Championship, however managed solely 109 runs within the 4 Test matches after that at a median of 15.57.
Former cricketer and now politician Gautam Gambhir feels he’s ‘fortunate’ sufficient to play, not to mention lead the workforce. Speaking on Star Sports’ present ‘Game Plan’, Gambhir picked Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul to open the primary Test whereas Shubman Gill was positioned at No.
“I am going to open with Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul as they open in England and then maybe Shubman Gill will bat at No. That’s what I want to see and also Rahane is very lucky that he is still a part of this team because he is leading… but again he has got another chance now, hopefully he can make it count ,” stated Gambhir.
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Former cricketer Aakash Chopra has equally questioned the choice of creating Rahane the captain, saying that his place within the workforce was an enormous query in itself.
“You have made Ajinkya Rahane the captain for the primary Test. But, to be sincere, there have been questions on Rahane’s choice for the ultimate Test (in opposition to England) if the match had occurred,” Chopra stated in a video on his YouTube channel.
Speaking about Rahane’s poor kind within the final two seasons, Chopra stated, “As much as I like Rahane, his average has gone down a lot in the last two years. There has been an odd good knock in the middle, but the average has dropped by 20 points in the same period.”
The first Test of the sequence might be performed in Kanpur from November 25 to 29, whereas the second match might be performed in Mumbai from December 3 to 7.
India’s Test squad for New Zealand sequence: Ajinkya Rahane (C), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara (VC), Shubman Gill, S Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, J Yadav, Ishant Sharma , Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Siraj and the well-known Krishna.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
