'He'll need some luck': Gavaskar Confident KL Rahul Will Fire On All Cylinders vs Australia In BGT

KL Rahul is one of the senior batsmen who has come under the scanner over failed outings in the white jersey. The burden of recent failures will might be riding high on Rahul and hence the importance of performing in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy becomes paramount for the India batter. Noting the ability KL Rahul possesses, legendary Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar is of the view that the batter has what it takes to succeed against Australia in Australia.

Sunil Gavaskar On KL Rahul

The legendary Sunil Gavaskar is confident that the stylish KL Rahul can excel on Australian tracks just like he did in South Africa last year. With Rohit Sharma on a paternity break, India have a choice between reserve opener Abhimanyu Easwaran and the seasoned Rahul for partnering Yashasvi Jaiswal in the opening Test starting in Perth on Friday. 

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As of now, the team management is keen on Rahul, who has opened a fair bit for India in Test matches and scored a memorable hundred at Centurion last year. However, he has not been able to find consistency despite featuring in 53 Tests.

"KL Rahul got one of the finest centuries that I have witnessed first-hand in South Africa last year opening the batting, so doing so here again won't be an issue for him.

"Like all batters he will need some luck at the start and if he gets that he can get the team off to a solid opening," Gavaskar told PTI in an exclusive interview ahead of the series opener.

Gavaskar, the most respected voice in Indian cricket, has always believed that in Test cricket a team should always play its best bowlers even if it means fielding two spinners.

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