5 backup openers India should consider for ODIs

#3 Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill also emerged out of the same batch of U19 cricketers as Prithvi Shaw, and made his debut a couple of months after Shaw. He played a couple of ODI's for India in New Zealand and failed to impress. However, he is a natural talent and can take over from Virat Kohli in the future.

Gill has a sound technique and has the ability to negate swing bowling. The KKR batsman is a free-flowing batsman, but can also hold up one end and allow his partners to attack, something many of the modern-day youngsters can't do. He has scored 1796 runs in 44 innings at an average of 46.05 to go with a strike rate of 85.6.

He won the emerging player award in the 2019 IPL, further showing the talent he possesses. With the immense potential that he carries with him, he could force his way into the Indian squad. Additionally, he can also bat in the middle order.