4 batsmen who can fulfil the opening duties for India in the T20I series against England

#2 Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar presumes to be the most obvious choice as an opener

Shikhar Dhawan has been in red-hot form. His carefree attitude and his explosive off-side shots are a treat to watch. He proves to be one of the most prominent openers who knows his game and adapts to a situation without any fuss, especially in the limited overs format. In addition to that, Dhawan being a left-hander, adds variety to the Indian batting line-up which makes him the perfect choice as an opener in all the formats of the game.

Dhawan has established himself as the regular opener for the Indian team. Thus, with the form on his side, Dhawan is expected to open the innings for India in the T20I series against England.

From 36 matches that he played for India in T20Is, Dhawan has scored 884 runs at an average of 26.79 and a strike-rate of 128.49 which include six fifties.