KL RAHUL- 0/10
57 runs in 5 innings of three Tests was the return that KL Rahul got on the back of being given a chance over Shikhar Dhawan in the Australia Test series. KL Rahul, partnered M Vijay for the first two Test matches, had just one score of any significance, 44. Rahul had a quiet tour of England as well, but a century in the last Test in England ensured that he would tour Australia as well.

However, the performances didn’t get any better, as he couldn’t deal with the movement and pace of Australian bowlers and was bowled quite often.

M VIJAY- 0/10

It won’t be an unfair statement to make that this tour could very well be the last Test series for Vijay. After being dropped midway in the England series, Vijay scored some runs in the county cricket in England to stake the claim for the Australian tour and an injury to Prithvi Shaw meant that he got to play the first two Tests at least.

However, the returns continued to be minimal, as Vijay scored just 49 runs with a best of 20 and average of 12.25. The injury to Shaw was a blessing in disguise for both Rahul and Vijay to cement their places as the openers, with Mayank Agarwal knocking on the door, but both failed to provide any speckle of performance.

With the possibility of Prithvi Shaw coming back into the team, it could mean the closure of doors on Vijay’s career who will turn 35 in April this year.

MAYANK AGARWAL- 7/10
Speaking of good performances, Mayank Agarwal finally got the much-belated chance at the top level and he grabbed it with both hands, scoring fifties in his first two Test matches and firmly putting M Vijay out of contention.

The most impressive thing about Mayank was how he neutralized the threat of Nathan Lyon in his debut Test. However, he will be disappointed to lose out on two opportunities on scoring Test hundreds, but a return of 195 runs in two Tests at an average of 65.00 will be more than enough to ensure that he will be in plans of Indian team selectors for future.