IND vs SA / Hanuma Vihari and Shreyas Iyer may replace Ajinkya Rahane in Indian Test Team

IND vs SA: Making a place in Team India is considered a very difficult task. Everyone's dream is to play in the field wearing India's jersey, but the most difficult task is to make a permanent place in the team. There are many match winner players in the Indian team. India's star batsman Ajinkya Rahane is battling very poor form. His bat has been quiet for a long time. He is yearning to score runs. In such a situation, many young players can take his place. Let us know about these players.

Rahane struggling with poor form

Ajinkya Rahane could not perform according to his name for some time. For this reason, the vice-captain of the Test team was also taken from him. There is no edge in Rahane's batting, for which he is known. In the Test matches played in 2021, Rahane has scored just 411 runs in 21 innings at an average of 19.57, including only two half-centuries. Rahane scored 35 and 4 runs in the Kanpur Test, after which his batting average dropped below 40.

1. Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer was included in India's Test team in place of Virat Kohli against New Zealand and he fully exploited this opportunity. In his first match itself, this batsman won everyone's heart by scoring a brilliant century. Iyer has the art of weaving the innings and he is a player of the big matches. In such a situation, Iyer can do wonders in red ball cricket.

Iyer showed his strength in IPL

Shreyas Iyer has played many match-winning innings in IPL while playing for Delhi Capitals. Iyer has scored 175 runs in 8 matches of IPL 2021. He has been a player of big matches. Iyer has won many matches for the team on his own. In domestic cricket, Iyer has scored 4592 runs in 54 matches. He plays for Mumbai. Everyone is well aware of his art of hitting long sixes. This player has amazing ability to stay on the wicket.

2. Hanuma Vihari

Hanuma Vihari has emerged as a match winner for Team India in the last few years. Hanuma made his Test debut for India in 2018 against England. So far Hanuma has scored 624 runs in 12 test matches, which includes a century. Hanuma is known for his dangerous batting in the middle order. He made everyone aware of his potential by saving the match against Australia. He is the biggest contender to replace Ajinkya Rahane.