Former India batter Wasim Jaffer opined that KL Rahul should open in India's first Test against Australia in Perth. "Devdutt Padikkal has scored runs at number three and is...a left-handed batsman...so he deserves to play at that position," the 46-year-old added. Jaffer stated that wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel should play at number six because "he doesn't play much at number three".