#2 Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill has finally got the opportunity he was waiting for. Considering the form of KL Rahul in recent times, there is still a spot of backup opener left in the World Cup squad. New Zealand has been a very lucky place for him. He won the Man of the Tournament award at the U19 World Cup which took place in New Zealand. In the tournament, he scored 372 runs in 5 innings and was the second highest run scorer in the tournament.
The rise of Shubman Gill as a batsman has been meteoric. He is the highest run-getter for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy this season. Shubman Gill has a very good technique for difficult conditions. It would be difficult for him to find a place in the first playing XI. The only two ways of him getting a look in the side are if one of the openers performs badly or if India takes a lead of 3-0 in the series. Even if he gets chance for one match, he would want to make sure that he makes it big.
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