KL Rahul replacement: Who can replace out-of-form Indian opener in Tests vs South Africa?

Dixit Bhargav | 09/09/2019
KL Rahul replacement: Who can replace out-of-form Indian opener in Tests vs South Africa?

Priyank Panchal

Gujarat opening batsman Priyank Panchal has been knocking the doors of the Indian Test team for quite sometime now. In 87 First-class matches, Panchal has scored 6,186 runs at an average of 47.22 including 21 centuries and 23 half-centuries.

Having top-scored (1,310 runs at an average of 87.33 and a strike rate of 54.60) in Ranji Trophy during the 2016-17 season, Panchal has been in top form in the following two seasons. In the 2017-18 season, Panchal had scored 542 runs at an average of 60.22 and a strike rate of 51.66.

The last season of the tournament saw Panchal scoring 898 runs at an average of 59.86 and a strike rate of 70.48. Having scored 11 First-class centuries in 26 matches speaks highly about Panchal’s domination in the last three seasons.

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Abhimanyu Easwaran India KL Rahul Priyank Panchal Rohit Sharma South Africa

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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