5 Players Who Can Replace Rohit Sharma As India’s Test Opener

by Vikas Singh DerekJune 11, 2023Updated August 3, 2023

Last Update on: August 3rd, 2023 at 04:14 pm

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Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India. He also opens the innings for the team in all three formats. If we talk about Tests, Rohit Sharma has mustered 3437 runs in 50 games at an average of 45.22. The right-handed batsman has also shattered 9 centuries and 14 half-centuries in the longest format.

However, in the last two years, Sharma has failed to come up with a consistent performance in Tests. For instance, the Indian captain has a batting average of 37.50 in Tests this year. Last year, he held an average of 30.0. Few batsmen can be effective openers for Team India ahead of Rohit Sharma. Here we take a glance at 5 players who can replace Rohit Sharma as India’s Test opener.

5 Players Who Can Replace Rohit Sharma As India’s Test Opener

5. Mayank Agarwal

Mayank Agarwal is the first Indian player who can replace Rohit Sharma as an opener in Tests. Agarwal was a regular opener for India in Tests till March 2022, when he last played against Sri Lanka.

Later, he was replaced by KL Rahul as an opener. Although the 32-year-old star has not played any game this year, he showed marvelous form in Ranji Trophy 2022-23. With 990 runs in 9 games at an average of 82.50, Agarwal finished as the top run-getter in the domestic tournament.

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