Test Championship 2023: 3 Players who can replace KL Rahul in India squad

In a shocking and disappointing piece of news for Team India and the Indian cricket fans, the veteran batter KL Rahul has been ruled out of the much-anticipated Test Championship final against Australia. Notably, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian side will lock horns with Australia in the all-important summit clash of the Test Championship 2023 cycle.

Meanwhile, the news of KL Rahul’s injury has shaken the preparations of Team India for this massively crucial clash. The management could look ahead for the like-to-like replacements of the senior Karnataka batter.

With said that, here in this listicle, we’ll have a look at the three potential batters who might replace KL Rahul in India's squad for the Test Championship final against Australia starting next month on the 7^th of June.

Sarfaraz Khan

The star Mumbai batter is continuously impressing everyone with his sensational batting in recent First-Class appearances. He has smashed three centuries and one half-century in the last five First-Class matches he played for Mumbai Indians. He has also been in the headlines as the selectors didn’t pick him a couple of times in the Test squad of India.

So, considering his amazing records and an excellent career in First-Class cricket, Sarfaraz Khan could replace KL Rahul in the Test squad of India for the Test championship final against Australia at the Kennington Oval in London.

Suryakumar Yadav

The star Indian batting sensation and World number one T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav made his Test debut in the last Test series India played against Australia. Although he couldn’t impress much with the bat in only his batting appearance and went back to the pavilion on the score of 8 runs.

But SKY has some brilliant numbers and experiences to this name in First-Class cricket. The 32-year-old has played 80 matches and appeared in 133 innings to bat scoring 5557 runs with an average of 44.45 including 14 centuries and 28 half-centuries with the wood. He could also be the best fit to replace KL Rahul in the squad owing to his current batting form in international cricket.

Ishan Kishan

The young Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batter hasn’t made any Test appearance for the national side of India so far. But he has delivered some brilliant stuff in First-Class cricket while playing for his state team of Jharkhand. Ishan has represented India in 14 ODIs and 27 T20Is so far waiting for the Test cap.

Speaking of his records in First-Class cricket so far, Ishan has batted in 82 innings of the 48 FC matches and scored 2985 runs with a decent average of 38.76 having six centuries and 16 half-centuries on his credit. Considering an extra option of a wicketkeeper-batter, the management can pick him or put him in the final eleven having Srikar Bharat as another option in the squad.