AUS vs IND 2024-25: 3 changes India might make for Melbourne Test

3. Abhimanyu Easwaran to replace Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill at No. 3 might have worked during the majority of the home leg for India during the present calendar year. However, he has only managed to compile 60 runs in the three innings he has featured so far. The 31 and 28 in the second game after missing the series opener due to a thumb injury was followed up by an underwhelming three-ball one.

Maestro of the domestic circuit, Abhimanyu Easwaran, could be forecasted to be handed his national debut at the MCG. Although he did not really have significant contributions in the two tour matches played against Australia A ahead of the series, Easwaran would be expected to be all set to make a mark at the grandest of stages. Known to all, he possesses all the attributes in the world to be dogged while facing the new ball, mainly due to his quintessential technique.