Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif mentioned he would give choice to Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul because the opening pair forward of the Boxing Day Test towards Australia, beginning on the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday. Though Jaiswal has blown cold and warm within the sequence, barring an impressive 161 at Perth, Rahul has been India’s main run-getter within the ongoing tour, scoring 235 runs from six innings at a formidable common of 47, together with hitting two half-centuries. .
Despite varied studies alleging Rohit Sharma may very well be again to opening and Rahul being pushed to quantity three, Kaif has voiced his assist in not disturbing the Jaiswal-Rahul pairing on the prime.
“KL Rahul is doing a great job, while Jaiswal hit a hundred too. When Jaiswal plays, then India wins the Test match. He’s a player whose type is like Sehwag. When he plays, he’ll dominate with such speed that he’ll bring the Test match to one side and win it. Through him, India gets a lot of advantage from there.”
“So I’ll keep Jaiswal there, while KL Rahul is playing by taking his time and building a proper opening partnership. For someone who’s scored tons in Australia, England, South Africa, you can’t write off that player. He’s scored previously on these bouncy pitches, so you want to give him a preference first,” mentioned Kaif in a video posted on his ‘X’ account on Wednesday.
With the five-match sequence at present locked at 1-1, Kaif thinks the equation remains to be even stevens and that India can win the sport in Melbourne in the event that they get their greatest nemesis Travis Head out rapidly. At the identical time, Kaif cautioned Indian batters about going through seamer Scott Boland, who picked 5 wickets in Adelaide, the place Australia gained by ten wickets.
“No, I believe that the Test series is going on at an equal level. Even though the form of Indian batting is not great, a lot of the players are out of form, but on the same boat, there’s also an Australian team. If you get out Travis Head, you’ll win the Test match, because we have got Bumrah. If Travis Head is out, then even with out-of-form batting, the Indian team can win this series.”
“The way their batters have got out caught behind, and their openers are nicking behind, so there’s a big problem with their batting. Barring Travis Head, you can see Labuschagne has been dismissed twice outside the off-stump by Nitish Reddy. So, in batting, the Australian team is far behind. In bowling, Boland will definitely take 2-3 wickets and trouble the Indian bowlers. I’m telling you right now,” he concluded.
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