Cricket-India's opening dilemma continues as Rahul, Easwaran flunk audition

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - India Practice Session - Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India - October 28, 2023 India's KL Rahul during practice REUTERS/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - India continued to fret over the composition of their opening pair for the series opener against Australia later this month after KL Rahul and Abhimanyu Easwaran failed to impress in the second unofficial test on Thursday.

Yashasvi Jaiswal will need a new opening partner for the series opener as India captain Rohit Sharma is likely to miss the Perth test for personal reasons.