India’s starting lineup for the second Test against Bangladesh is expected to include Rohit Sharma once more. Shubman Gill and KL Rahul had opened the batting for India in his absence. Shubman Gill made the most of his opportunity in the absence of India captain Rohit Sharma. Scoring a century in the second innings to put India in control of the first Test against Bangladesh.
However, as Rohit is likely to return to the team for the second Test. Fans have already started debating who he would replace. Shubman had started the game with stand-in skipper KL Rahul, but would he be sacrificed now that Rohit has returned, despite scoring a lot? Wasim Jaffer contributed to the debate on ESPNCricinfo regarding the issue.
However the conspicuous decision is among Rahul and Gill, Jaffer is of the assessment that a bowler would clear a path for the returning Rohit. “It’s a familiar adage that when the hitters don’t play out, the bowlers get dropped. Therefore, I anticipate the addition of one batsman and one less bowler. He stated, “We’ll see if one spinner is reduced and Rohit Sharma is substituted for one of the bowlers.”
Rahul is the team’s designated vice-captain, and Gill scores a lot, making it difficult for management to bench either player. Playing a bowler short might be more feasible given how well India bowled against Bangladesh in the first Test, bundling them out for just 150 in the first innings. In the second innings.
India saw Cheteshwar Pujara and Gill each score a century with the bat. Shreyas Iyer had scored 86 runs earlier in the first innings, while Pujara had scored 90 runs. Surprisingly, Ravichandran Ashwin hasn’t taken a single wicket in the match so far, and Axar Patel hasn’t done much either. Axar would not be out of place as the replacement for Rohit in the event that the management of the team decides to use a bowler instead.