Rajkot: With a number of big stars missing due to various reasons, we could be in for a couple of debuts at Rajkot during the third Test versus England. Multiple reports in various publications suggest that Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel would be making the debuts for the country. So if that is the case, will Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid break the norm and announce the playing XI for the Rajkot Test on the eve of the game?
While teams like Australia and England have made it a trend to announce their playing XIs on the eve of a game, will the Indian team risk announcing theirs. It is unlikely, but there is a press conference in the evening and one should not be surprised if the playing XI is announced then.
Meanwhile, KL Rahul has been ruled out of the third Test against England in Rajkot, beginning on February 15, as he is yet to regain full fitness. His Karnataka teammate Devdutt Padikkal has been named as a replacement. This is also Paddikal’s maiden India call-up in Tests. With no Virat Kohli already, Rahul’s absence makes matters worse for India.
The BCCI dropped Shreyas Iyer for the final three Tests, which means, Gill is the only experienced batter in the Indian middle order. Here is how India’s XI could look like at Rajkot.
Predicted XI: Rohit Sharma (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan, Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah & Mohammed Siraj.
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