Who will replace Rohit Sharma as Team India's opener in Perth Test?

Only a few days are left for the Border Gavaskar Trophy to begin. Team India's players will soon leave for the Australia tour. Before the opening match of the series starting in Perth on November 22, a new challenge has come in front of the Indian team. There is suspense over captain Rohit Sharma playing in this match. In such a situation, head coach Gautam Gambhir's concern about the opening pair has increased. If the Indian captain is not present for the first match, then who will be the opener of Team India with Yashasvi Jaiswal in his place?

If Rohit Sharma is not present for the Perth Test, then Jasprit Bumrah can be seen captaining in his place. At the same time, there is still a question on who will support Yashasvi Jaiswal in the opening. However, Abhimanyu Easwaran is considered a big contender for this. He was selected as Rohit's backup on the Australia tour. Easwaran's performance in domestic matches has been excellent. On the basis of that, he has also got entry into the team.

Not only this, he has already been sent with India A to understand the conditions of Australia. In such a situation, he can be seen making his debut in the Perth Test. Ishwaran has a long experience of first class. He has played 100 matches so far, in which he has scored 7657 runs at an impressive average of 49. Not only this, he has also scored 27 centuries and 29 half-centuries.

Everything was fine before the New Zealand Test series. But after the 0-3 clean sweep at home, there is a lot of turmoil in the Indian team. In such a situation, Gautam Gambhir might not want to take any risk. He will try to start the series with experienced players only. KL Rahul has a long experience of opening as well as playing abroad. Apart from this, he has already been sent before the rest of the Team India players to play for India A against Australia A.

On the other hand, Ishwaran also could not perform well in the first match against Australia A. In such a situation, sending Rahul to Australia for preparation indicates that he will open the innings. Having Rahul in the opening will also make it easier for Jaiswal, who is playing in Australia for the first time. Apart from this, Sarfaraz Khan will also be able to play at number 6.