Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Dinesh Karthik backs Gill-Sarfaraz pairing to succeed Rahane-Pujara during Aussie tour
Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Dinesh Karthik backs Gill-Sarfaraz pairing to succeed Rahane-Pujara during Aussie tour
Former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has backed the pairing of Shubman Gill and Sarfaraz Khan to succeed middle-order batters Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. India will face the Aussies Down Under with the five-match series starting on November 22 in Perth. According to Karthik, India can bank on the services of Sarfaraz and Gill while the duo of Rahane and Pujara are expected to be dropped.
Karthik backs Gill-Sarfaraz
“Shubman Gill and Sarfaraz Khan. Both of those batters have done really well against England in the home series that recently happened at the start of the year. I have a feeling both of them will definitely be on that flight to Australia and will be trying to do their best. We will know if they’re able to replace both Ajinkya and Pujji (Pujara). Big shoes to fill, but they have the quality and calibre in them,” Karthik said on HeyCB with DK show on Cricbuzz.
Gill has been one of the consistent performers in the Indian side while Sarfaraz broke into the Indian team recently during the home series against England. Gill was also promoted to the vice-captain’s role recently while Sarfaraz has been in good nick of form in domestic cricket before exploding onto the international scene.
While Gill is guaranteed to be a feature in the Playing XI same can’t be said for Sarfaraz with stern competition for places in the middle order. Both Pujara and Rahane are playing in the English county but are still expected to be left out of the final squad which will travel Down Under in November.
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Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India tour of Australia) Schedule
1st Test: 22nd Nov to 26th Nov, Perth
2nd Test: 6th Dec to 10th Dec, Adelaide
3rd Test: 14th Dec to 18th Dec, Brisbane
4th Test: 26th Dec to 30th Dec, Melbourne
5th Test: 3rd Jan to 7th Jan, Sydney