Who will start with Rohit Sharma?
After Rohit Sharma’s return to T20 International after about 15 months, the equation of Team India has started being rewritten afresh. When Rohit Sharma was on rest, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan were taking turns to perform the responsibility of opening. But now Ishaan Kishan is missing from the picture. Rohit Sharma got two different opening partners in the first two matches of the series being played between India and Afghanistan. Shubman Gill accompanied him in the first match, while Yashasvi Jaiswal supported him in the second. But now the question is what will be the opening pair in the third and last match. After this, when the T20 World Cup is played, what will be the opening combination?
A look at the statistics of Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal
First of all, a look should be taken at what are the figures of Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal so far in T20 International. Shubhman Gill has played 14 matches so far and has 335 runs in his name. His average is 25.76 and strike rate is 103.46. If we talk about Yashasvi Jaiswal, he has played 15 matches. In this he has scored 498 runs. His average is 35.57 and strike rate is 163.81.
How has been the performance of Shubman and Yashasvi against Afghanistan?
Now without going too far, let us talk about the first two matches of this series. Yashasvi Jaiswal was not completely fit in the first match, so Shubman Gill was paired with Rohit Sharma. In this match, Shubman Gill played an inning of 23 runs on 12 balls. His strike rate was around 200. In the second match, Yashasvi Jaiswal is entered in his place. He played a quick inning of 68 runs on 34 balls and his strike rate was also 200. Now let us know about which partner Captain Rohit Sharma will field with in the third match.
Only one will be able to open with Rohit in T20 World Cup 2024
There is one more thing to understand. If Rohit Sharma has returned to T20 International after so long, it must not have happened just like that. Even though the T20 World Cup is still far away and the team is to be announced after a long time, it is believed that Rohit Sharma will be seen playing the T20 World Cup 2024 as the captain. In such a situation, only one among Shubman and Yashasvi Jaiswal will get a place, because Virat Kohli is also at the third position. Provided the selectors choose both the openers, but only one will get a place in the playing eleven, this is also not hidden from anyone. Although Team India will play the third and last match against Afghanistan, but the selection of the team will be based on IPL 2024 only.
Gill and Jaiswal open for their respective teams in IPL also.
Shubman and Yashasvi play for different teams in IPL, but both are openers. Shubman Gill is currently with Gujarat Titans and after the departure of Hardik Pandya, he has also become the captain. Yashasvi Jaiswal is currently playing for Rajasthan Royals. It can be assumed that Rohit Sharma’s partner will be decided based on the performance of both the openers in the IPL. Only time will tell what the rest of the selectors think.
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