The ongoing fourth Test between India and Australia shall be remembered for ages because the followers acquired to witness a heroic century from Virat Kohli which got here after an extended hole of greater than years within the Test format. The former India skipper smashed 186 on Day 4 and guided Team India to a complete of 571, with the hosts taking a lead by 91 runs. Apart from Kohli, it was teenager Shubman Gill, who additionally struck his second Test ton on Day 3 and gave India a superb begin. With this century, Gill stood on the expectations of the followers and the selectors as he paved his method into the crew after changing an out-of-form KL Rahul. As the Rohit Sharma-led facet is on the cusp of qualifying for the World Test Championship closing, veteran India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik feels that Rahul can be utilized as backup possibility behind the stumps.

“I will see how Rahul feels because KL is not somebody who enjoys keeping in Test cricket because it is a completely different ball game. But I will definitely keep that in the back of my mind. It is an option that is very, very usable if KL is up for wicketkeeping,” said Karthik on Cricbuzz.

Karthik then went on reward Gill for his blistering ton and acknowledged that he would positively need to see the 23-year-old batter within the Playing XI for the WTC closing.

“I will definitely go with Shubman Gill, there’s no doubt about it. The man’s got a hundred in the last Test before the WTC final. You get the feeling that Shubman Gill is in for the long run. He is a long racehorse. He’s the one that you want to put your money on and say, ‘I want to see him in 2033 still there opening for India’,” Karthik added.

Coming to the match, Virat Kohli scored 186 as India ended their first innings at 571 within the fourth and closing Test towards Australia in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

At stumps on the fourth day, Australia have been three for no loss of their second essay with Matthew Kuhnemann (0 batting) and Travis Head (3 batting) seeing by means of their six overs within the closing session. Australia are behind by 88 runs.

(With PTI Inputs)

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