India will get a new opening pair on the Zimbabwe tour, not Shubman Gill, but these 2 players will open

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|03-07-2024

Shubhman Gill: The Indian team will play a five-match T20 series against Zimbabwe from June 6. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar has given the command of Team India against Zimbabwe to Shubman Gill. The Indian team equipped with young players is ready to show its prowess on the soil of Zimbabwe. However, India may get a new opening pair in this series. This Indian player can be fielded as an opening batsman in place of Shubman Gill.

India will get a new opening pair!

  • Young players have been sent for the five-match T20 series against Zimbabwe.
    Gill will lead the inexperienced Indian team. It is believed that for this series, Rituraj Gaikwad and Abhishek Sharma will open the innings in place of Shubman Gill.
  • Both the players had performed brilliantly in IPL 2024. In such a situation, the management can start the innings with Gaikwad and Abhishek.
  • Shubman Gill can be seen playing at number 3. Even after Virat Kohli's retirement, there may be an attempt to prepare Gill for this number for the future.

The performance of both was superb

  • Gaikwad scored the most runs for CSK in IPL 2024.
    Apart from this, he has done excellent captaincy for CSK.
  • He has scored 583 runs in 14 matches played so far with an average of 53. During this period, Gaikwad scored 5 half-centuries in addition to 1 century. Abhishek Sharma also batted explosively.
  • He has scored 484 runs in 16 matches in this season's IPL at an average of 32.26. He also scored 3 half-centuries during this period. The special thing was that Abhishek turned the tables of the match by batting aggressively in many matches.

Probable playing eleven of Indian team

Rituraj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Khalil Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.

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