4 matches, 4 centuries! This player who has been knocking at the door of Team India will become a threat to Rituraj Gaikwad.

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Border and Gavaskar Trophy is going on. At this time Rohit will not be able to play in any match on the tour. He will return home due to family reasons. In such a situation, Team India will need a third opener. Many players are in the race for the third option.

Team Management Alert
For the upcoming Australia tour, the team management is wondering who will be the third option apart from Rohit and Yashasvi? Border-Gavaskar Trophy is very important for India. Victory in this series will give India a chance to reach the final of the World Test Championship. In such a situation, the team management is very cautious about every player.

Contender for third opener
Many names are being considered for the third opener, out of which the names of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Abhimanyu Easwaran are the most discussed. Ruturaj Gaikwad has had a great performance in the IPL and he is constantly trying to cement his place in the Indian team. At the same time, Abhimanyu Easwaran is continuously scoring centuries in domestic cricket. He has scored 4 centuries in 4 matches.

Great innings in Lucknow
Abhimanyu Ishwar, playing for Bengal, scored a brilliant century against Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow. He scored unbeaten 127 runs on 172 balls. Abhimanyu, who scored 5 runs in the first innings, removed that deficiency in the second innings. This is his fourth century in 4 consecutive matches. Abhimanyu had recently caught everyone's attention by scoring consecutive centuries in domestic cricket. With his technique and patience, he can prove to be an important player for the Indian team.

Who will be chosen?
Currently, discussion is going on regarding backup opener in Australia. Rituraj Gaikwad is continuously leading in this race. Now Abhimanyu is challenging him. Abhimanyu has scored 5 centuries in his last 6 first-class matches. He is famous for playing big innings. He played an unbeaten inning of 200 runs against Bihar in February 2024. He then scored an unbeaten 157 for India B against India C during the Duleep Trophy in September 2024. He played an inning of 116 runs for India B against India D. This veteran batsman has played an inning of 191 runs against the Ranji Trophy champions in the Irani Cup. Now he has scored a century in Ranji Trophy.