Gill could replace Rahul in Test XI

KL Rahul's place in India's Test XI is under threat following his failures in the first two games against Australia. Shubman Gill could replace him in Indore. Here, we compare their stats.

A look at their Test numbers

Since his debut in 2014, Rahul has amassed 2,642 runs across 47 matches at 33.44 (100s: 7, 50s: 13). Gill, who debuted in late 2020, has accumulated 736 runs in 13 games at 32.00 (100s: 1, 50s: 4).

Home and away records

At home, Rahul has tallied 923 runs at 40.13. Meanwhile, he has scored 1,719 runs in away venues at 30.69. Gill owns 263 runs at 26.30 and 473 runs at 36.38 in home and away Tests, respectively.

A comparison of their FC numbers

Rahul's First-Class numbers are much better as he owns 6,539 runs in 90 matches at 44.18 (100s: 17, 50s: 31). Gill has racked up 3,278 runs in 40 games at 52.87 (100s: 9, 50s: 16).

Rahul’s poor run of form

Rahul's last Test ton was against South Africa in the Boxing Day Test in Centurion in 2021 (123). Post the Centurion Test, he has accumulated 175 runs in 11 Test innings at 15.90 (50s: 1).

Gill's golden run in white-ball cricket 

Gill has been on a roll in white-ball cricket. He owns four tons and a fifty in his last nine international outings. Last month, he struck an ODI double-ton and a T20I century versus New Zealand.