{"id":178438,"date":"2024-11-20T01:18:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T01:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/20\/exclusive-virat-kohli-best-bet-for-no-3-ex-india-world-cup-winner-picks-shubman-gills-replacement-for-perth-test-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T01:18:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T01:18:15","slug":"exclusive-virat-kohli-best-bet-for-no-3-ex-india-world-cup-winner-picks-shubman-gills-replacement-for-perth-test-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/20\/exclusive-virat-kohli-best-bet-for-no-3-ex-india-world-cup-winner-picks-shubman-gills-replacement-for-perth-test-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | &#8216;Virat Kohli best bet for No. 3&#8217;: Ex-India World Cup winner picks Shubman Gill&#8217;s replacement for Perth Test | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-115442648,imgsize-27702,width-400,resizemode-4\/115442648.jpg?resize=400,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Exclusive | &#8216;Virat Kohli best bet for No. 3&#8217;: Ex-India World Cup winner picks Shubman Gill&#8217;s replacement for Perth Test | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Exclusive | &#8216;Virat Kohli best bet for No. 3&#8217;: Ex-India World Cup winner picks Shubman Gill&#8217;s replacement for Perth Test | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: India\u2019s preparation for the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/border-gavaskar-trophy\/featureshow\/115290617.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Border-Gavaskar Trophy<\/a>, starting November 22 in Perth, has hit a roadblock as opener <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/india-in-australia\/shubman-gill-finger-injury-india-vs-australia-border-gavaskar-trophy\/articleshow\/115357619.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the first Test<\/a>.<br \/>The 25-year-old batter sustained a hairline fracture on his left thumb during a match simulation in Perth on Saturday, leaving <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/india-national-cricket-team\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Team India<\/a> searching for a replacement in the playing XI.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW\">\n<p class=\"efT4r\">Sourav Ganguly upbeat about India&#8217;s prospects in Australia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Indian cricketer and 1983 World Cup winner <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kirti-azad\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Kirti Azad<\/a> has backed <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/virat-kohli\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Virat Kohli<\/a> as the ideal candidate to step into the No. 3 slot in Gill\u2019s absence.<br \/>Speaking exclusively to <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">TimesofIndia.com<\/span>, Azad described the importance of placing a team\u2019s best batter at this crucial position.<br \/>\u201cI think Kohli is the best bet for number three. He has scored runs at number three (across all formats). And you should always have your best batter at number three,\u201d Azad remarked.<br \/>Kohli\u2019s form while batting at No. 3, however, has never been consistent.<br \/>In eight innings in the No. 3 slot, since making his Test debut, Kohli has amassed just 167 runs at an average of 23.85, with just one fifty to his name.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW\">\n<p class=\"efT4r\">India likely to hand two debuts in first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test vs Australia in Perth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2024, his overall Test performance has also been underwhelming &#8211; scoring 250 runs at an average of 22.72 across twelve innings.<br \/>In a recent Test match against New Zealand in Bengaluru, Virat Kohli was promoted to bat at number three but endured a disappointing outing, being dismissed for a nine-ball duck.<br \/>Despite Kohli&#8217;s run of poor form of late, the 65-year-old believes that Kohli is primed to perform under pressure in Australia.<br \/>\u201cWe start with questioning players if they don&#8217;t do well, maybe in a series or maybe a couple of innings. But I suppose he has done a humane service for the country, and we expect him to do well again. And I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;ll get into form. He likes challenges, though this is a tough one in Australia,\u201d Azad concluded.<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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