IND A player moves ahead of KL Rahul in line to play Perth Test if Rohit Sharma is unavailable: 'Still getting ready but...'

of the top-order batters, including Rahul and Easwaran, were able to make an impact in the second unofficial Test against Australia A, according to former India opener Aakash Chopra.

"They got out once again. It was 0, 4, 0, 4 in the first innings. Here also, whether it's Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sai Sudharsan, KL Rahul or Ruturaj Gaikwad, no one is scoring runs. India A are not playing well. It comes to your mind that you are preparing for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy," Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

In 101 first-class matches, Easwaran scored 7674 runs, with an average of 48.87, which included 27 centuries. Despite his consistent performances in domestic cricket over the years, he has not been able to get an India cap.

However, Chopra suggested that amongst the options, Easwaran has the the best chance to get picked in the XI to partner with Yashasvi Jaiswal for the first Test if Rohit misses the match due to personal reasons.

"For that, you sent your players early to practice and score runs. If they score runs, you could make up your minds to play them. Abhimanyu Easwaran still has bright chances of playing, although he doesn't have any returns in these unofficial Test matches. Based on that, you feel he is probably not ready," Chopra added.