IND vs AUS: 3 Players who can replace Shreyas Iyer in India's playing XI

1. Shubman Gill

With both KL Rahul, and Rohit Sharma available for selection, Shubman Gill might fail to get an opportunity at the top of the order. However, the 23-year-old can feature in the middle order, replacing Shreyas Iyer. He doesn’t have a lot of experience batting in the middle order but given his quality, Gill can manage for the Nagpur Test.

In 13 Test matches he played so far, the youngster has scored 736 runs at an average of 32. He has prior experience playing against Australia and that’s what makes him the favourite to replace Shreyas Iyer for the Test match. In his last Test against the Kangaroos at Gabba, Gill played a remarkable knock of 91 runs, which eventually helped the Ajinkya Rahane-led side win a historic Test series in Australia.

When it comes to First Class cricket, Gill has played 40 matches for Punjab and has scored 3278 runs at an average of 52.87. Thus, he has proved himself in his young career and can be a brilliant addition to the squad.

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