Shubamn gill

Melbourne Cricket Ground: India skipper Rohit Sharma is standing behind his young batters - Rishabh Pant, Shubamn Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal - to perform well in the last two Tests of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia.

Ahead of the fourth Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground starting on Thursday, Rohit defended the young trio to overcome their early struggles in the series and contribute some valuable runs to the scoreboard as the five-match series is tied at 1-1.

Barring opener Jaiswal, wicketkeeper-batter Pant and right-handed Gill are yet to score a half-century in the ongoing series. Jaiswal struck a composed 161 in the second innings of the opening Test in Perth, which India won by 295 runs. However, he only added 32 runs in the following four innings.