Is Gautam Gambhir In Line To Replace Injured KL Rahul For Kolkata Test?
There have some been some speculations that Gautam Gambhir may be called as a replacement for KL Rahul, who sustained a hamstring injury during the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur
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Gambhir has so far played 56 Tests for India
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He last played a Test in 2014
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Gambhir performed well in recently concluded Duleep Trophy
New Delhi: Veteran opener Gautam Gambhir and senior middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh on Tuesday appeared for a fitness test at the NCA as a part of Indian Cricket Board's (BCCI) plan to keep a bunch of cricketers ready keeping in mind the long home season ahead.
It has been reliably learnt that both Gambhir and Yuvraj have passed the fitness test.
Along with Gambhir and Yuvraj, pacer Barinder Sran and Jasprit Bumrah have also appeared for fitness tests.
Yuvraj, Bumrah and Sran are in contention for a place in the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand.
There have been speculations that Gambhir may be called as a replacement for KL Rahul, who sustained a hamstring injury during the just-concluded first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur.
However, the BCCI has not made any announcement in this regard as of now.
In case Rahul is unavailable due to fitness reasons, another specialist opener, Shikhar Dhawan is already present in the squad.
However, Gambhir's impressive show in the recent Duleep Trophy, where he scored four back-to-back half-centuries including two 90 plus scores, has again somewhat brought him back in focus.