Author: Subhi Saxena Date: 01/07/24
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India has been crowned as the World Champion of T20 but amidst the glory of winning the title, we witnessed three of the biggest retirement announcements from the format. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja will not play in the T20I anymore.
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As Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the opening partners in the T20I, bidding adieu to the format makes everyone curious about who'll replace them. Here are the six probable players that can open for India in the upcoming tournaments.
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The first and foremost on the list is Yashasvi Jaiswal. He is in the squad for the T20 World Cup and has a left-hand batting style. He can grab the top spot in this format.
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Shubman Gill is another big name on the list who has already played a decent amount of games as an opener for the team and has scored runs as well. He can be a safe option.
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Abhishek Sharma is also a name many can expect as the top-order batsman for the team. He will debut for India in the upcoming Zimbabwe series. He is an all-rounder but also played splendidly as the opener for SRH in IPL 2024.
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Another stable name on the list is KL Rahul, he's been in the team for a long time and has the power to hit variety of shots in different angles. One can expect him to be the next opener for the team.
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Chennai Super Kings' skipper this year and second-highest run-scorer in this IPL season, Ruturaj Gaikwad has the chance of opening for India in T20I. Right-handed batsman Ruturaj has played 19 matches in the format.
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Ishan Kishan may or may not become the permanent opener for the Indian team but he has international experience. He is a left-handed batsman so the combination of left and right will be helpful.
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