Former India captain and ex-national chief selector Chandu Borde believes the Chetan Sharma-headed selection committee must look at replacing out-of-form middle-order batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane with Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer in Tests.

Iyer, a balanced cricketer

Pujara, 33, scored his last hundred (193 against Australia at Sydney) in January 2019, while Rahane, 33, registered his last century (112 v Australia at Melbourne) in December 2020. “Both Pujara and Rahane have not performed well in quite a few series. They [selection committee] must think about other options for these struggling batsmen. Shreyas is a batsman with the potential to play for a long time. He is a balanced cricketer as far as his technique and mindset are concerned. Gill also has good technique and temperament. He has also contributed earlier and has that ability to play a good knock.