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Dinesh Karthik backs Gill, Sarfaraz to succeed Pujara, Rahane in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

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ByDebayan Sinha, SportsCafe Editor

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Indian veteran Dinesh Karthik has identified the replacements for Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, set to take place in Australia. The highly anticipated five-match Test series between India and Australia is scheduled to begin on November 22.

‌As per a report by NDTV quoting Cricbuzz, the 39-year-old has named Shubman Gill and Sarfaraz Khan as the perfect replacement for Pujara and Rahane. In an interview conducted by Cricbuzz, Karthik stated, “ Both of those batters have done well against England in the home series that recently happened at the start of the year. I have a feeling both of them will be on that flight to Australia and will be trying to do their best. We will know if they're able to replace both Ajinkya and Pujji (Pujara). Big shoes to fill, but they have the quality and calibre in them.” 

Shubman Gill played 25 Tests so far for India and he began his career with a stellar performance in Australia during the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Punjab-bred ended the series as the sixth-highest run-scorer, accumulating 259 runs from six innings with an average of 51.80. 

In contrast, Sarfaraz Ahmed has also made a promising start to his career. Having recently debuted in England’s tour of India, he has smacked 200 runs from five innings, averaging 50 and securing three half-centuries.

The primary obstacle they must overcome in their bid to reach a third successive World Test Championship final at Lord's is defending the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on their forthcoming trip to Australia in November. 

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