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This is the time when a leader needs to stand up, I will be surprised if Rahane does not promote himself to number four, said the former Indian cricketer

Shubman Gill comes in for Prithvi Shaw, Ravindra Jadeja for Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant for Wriddhiman Saha and Mohammed Siraj for Mohammad Shami

Indian team switches focus to red-ball cricket at MCG

It is understood that young Shubman Gill, after a couple of impressive knocks in the warm-up games, is seen as a replacement of Shaw as senior star Rohit Sharma will not be available until the third Test match in Sydney.

'The start of the series is important and we have to do well in Adelaide'

Kohli-led Royal Challengers is coming from a big win over CSK

Speaking to ANI, Gill threw light on his form in the current edition of the league, the wickets on offer in UAE, rockstar Andre Russell warming up for a blast at the business end of the tournament

Despite having the likes of Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, in his line-up, after the dismissals of Gill and Nitish Rana, Karthik sent in Narine to bat ahead of the English batsman, sparking a debate.

In the match against KKR, Delhi Capitals registered 228/4 in the allotted twenty overs and then restricted their opponent to 210/8, winning the match by 18 runs.