As the Border-Gavaskar Trophy comes closer, India has a new uncertainty looming large with Rohit Sharma’s availability still being a major question mark. As Gautam Gambhir appeared for a press-conference ahead of India’s upcoming challenge Down Under, he underlined the alternatives and shared a crucial update about what things can be in case if Rohit doesn’t travel with the team.

Talking in the press-conference, GG said, “At the moment, there is no confirmation but we will let you know exactly what the situation will be. Hopefully he's going to be available, but everything we're going to get to know at the start of the series.”

He then shed some light on the possible alternatives to Rohit Sharma, stating, “Obviously there is [Abhimanyu] Easwaran and there is KL [Rahul] there. So we will take a call closer to the first Test match if Rohit is not available. There are options there, it's not that there are no options there. There are quite a few options in the squad.”

He concluded with a word of promise about the opening slot, stating, “Once it gets closer to the first Test match, we'll plan and play the best playing XI that's going to do the job for us."