5 alternate openers for Team India in Test cricket

These five openers have been scoring runs in huge numbers in Indian domestic cricket.

RAHUL TRIPATHI

Rahul Tripathi has made a name for himself in IPL | GettyRahul Tripathi of Maharashtra has been a revelation since he played for Rising Pune Supergiant and Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2017 and IPL 2018 respectively. The 27-year-old right-handed opener scored 450 runs in 5 matches in the last Ranji Trophy season and average 50 with two centuries and two fifties and a best of 120.

In 31 FC matches, Tripathi had scored 1695 runs with 5 centuries at an average of 35.31 and a strike rate of 51.06. An attacking batsman by nature, Tripathi takes the game head on, a bit like Virender Sehwag used to do. This puts the pressure back on the bowlers to readjust their lines and lengths.

This sort of batting might come in handy for India when they face the more aggressive bowlers of England and Australian teams.

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 14 Aug, 2018

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