Five players who can try to replace Sachin Tendulkar in Tests

Dinesh Karthik

The energetic Tamil Nadu dasher has had the opportunity to play for the nation in all three formats – Tests, ODIs and Twenty20s. He hasn’t exactly been able to cement his spot in any of them, for quite some time, though.

As a specialist batsman, Karthik has played good knocks in the four-day version of the domestic tournaments. However, with the presence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the first-choice wicket-keeper, the South Zone player has found it difficult to hold on to a spot.

With Sachin walking off into the sunset of his career, it opens up a position in the middle order for Karthik to get a foot into the national squad. He would have to fight off challenges from the likes of Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Badrinath and a few others in order to get in there though. Only consistent performances can help his cause now.