Whether say it a co-incidence or a sheer luck, Gautam Gambhir was destined to play this Test series and his wish has been fulfilled. His inclusion in the squad is a story which has more twist and turns than we see in our daily soaps on T.V. A total number of two players, both openers got injured opening the doors for Gautam Gambhir to make an entry in the Indian team.
The stage is set and Gautam Gambhir is set to make his comeback in the final Test match of the series but not to forget there are 10 more Test matches lined up in next 6 months, Gautam Gambhir will always be on the selection radar if he performs here in this must-do situation.
Virat Kohli, the Test captain has himself confirmed the inclusion of Gautam Gambhir in the final Test match of the series as he said “Like for like change as opener” during the press conference prior to the start of the final Test match.
Though the selectors have called in Karun Nair as replacement of Dhawan but now he will have to wait for another one month it looks like. The Karnataka batsman could just score 38 runs in four innings which he played in two unofficial Test matches in Australia whereas Gautam Gambhir made merry in the Duleep Trophy scoring 356 runs in 5 innings.
Gambhir will be making a comeback in the Indian team after a period of 2 lengthy years and he has to score healthy runs in the only game that he is going to play in this series.
A good performance here will open the doors for Gambhir for the future as well whereas it can be the last one for him if he fails here as in that case it would be unfair on Karun Nair who is on selection radar from past one year. It’s a must do situation for Gambhir at Indore which will be hosting its first ever Test match.