There is no T20I batsman better than Suryakumar Yadav at this moment. However, the 360° batsman has failed to keep up the same form in the 50-over as well as in the longest format of the game.
In his debut innings in the 1st Test against Australia in Nagpur, Suryakumar Yadav failed to score big and gave his wicket to Nathan Lyon at a score of just 8 runs.
Here are 3 batsmen who have had an impressive run in domestic cricket and deserve a chance in place of Suryakumar Yadav in the longest format of the game against Australia.
1. Sarfaraz Khan
No other batter has dominated the Ranji Trophy as Sarfaraz has. He averages over 100 in the tournament for a third season running. He scored over 900 runs in the last two seasons and has also amassed 431 runs this year, including two centuries and a half-century. So no doubt he very close to getting a chance in the Indian Test team, and could even replace Suryakumar Yadav in the remaining two Tests of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
2. Mayank Agarwal
Mayank Agarwal was a regular member in the Indian Test team at the opening spot. However, the batsman also has the ability to perform consistently at the middle. Mayank Agarwal scored 990 runs in the Ranji Trophy season with two double-hundreds. He made a fighting 249 in the semi-finals but could not take his team through.
3. Prithvi Shaw
Prithvi Shaw got a chance at the international level at a very young age. However, he failed to retain his place in the team for a long time. He recently made his comeback in the team in the T20I series against New Zealand this year after he slammed a record-breaking 379 off just 382 balls in the Ranji Trophy. The player could play destructively at the middle just what Rishabh Pant used to do.