KL Rahul's poor run of form has led to extensive debates around his place in the Indian team, but the BCCI and its selection committee continued to show their trust in Rahul's abilities as a batsman by including him in the squad for the Test series in Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
After scoring a duck and 12 runs in two innings of the first Test against New Zealand, a fit-again Shubman Gill replaced Rahul in India's playing eleven for the Pune Test. However, it was the home team's collective batting failure that saw them losing both the Tests to concede an unassailable 2-0 lead to the Kiwis.
