IND vs AUS / Ravi Shastri Picks Shubman Gill Over KL Rahul To Start In The IND vs AUS 1st Test

India vs Australia 1st Test: In the four-match Test series to be played between India and Australia, Team India's batsman KL Rahul is returning to the team after the break. KL Rahul is also the vice-captain of the Indian Test team. But in what role he is going to be seen in the first test, it is not yet clear. Amidst all this, Team India's former head coach Ravi Shastri has given a big statement regarding KL Rahul.

Ravi Shastri's statement created a sensation

Former India coach Ravi Shastri says that Shubman Gill should be preferred over vice-captain KL Rahul in the playing 11 in the first Test against Australia. Shastri said that the vice-captaincy should not mean that a place in the team is safe when a batsman like Gill is performing consistently. Ravi Shastri said that there is no one even close to Suryakumar Yadav at number five and he should be fielded in this order.

Raised demand to give chance to Shubman Gill

Ravi Shastri said, 'The decision to select Shubman or Rahul depends on the team management. Form matters a lot when someone is performing so brilliantly. I have seen Gill and Rahul closely in the nets. Even if a tough decision has to be taken, I look at the footwork and timing. If Gill has to be preferred over Rahul then he should be. you have to see. I do not say that because of being the vice-captain, Rahul's selection is fixed.

Said this big thing on the pitch dispute

There is a heated discussion in Australia about making favorable pitches in India but Shastri said that there is no harm in taking advantage of the home ground. He said, 'If someone asks me what kind of pitch is needed, what is the expectation. I would say that even after losing the toss, the ball started taking turn from the very first session. As a coach, I will only think how to beat Australia 4-0. Shastri said that wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav will have to do his job well. He said, 'I want to see Karishma. Kuldeep Yadav will have to do it. If you lose the toss and the wicket is not turning then a bowler like Kuldeep will prove to be effective. When the finger spinner is not getting help, then the leg spinner should show amazing.