5 openers that India can try out in the future 

#1. Sanju Samson

Along with his wicketkeeping skills, Samson is a reliable batsman

Sanju Samson has been featuring in India's domestic cricket frequently in the last five years and he certainly looks like a long-term prospect.

The Kerala batsman rose to limelight courtesy of his heroics in 2013 IPL and since then has produced several high-quality knocks to keep himself in the limelight.

He is elegant and his strokes exhibit class which is rare among the modern batsmen. Hence, Samson is a complete package which can be best exploited in a limited overs game.

He is known to bat with a cool head and also has the ability to shift gears in no time, and thus can become a reliable opener for India in future.

The right-hand batsman has remained a reliable top-order batsman in IPL since 2013. In the 2017 IPL edition, he piled up 386 for Delhi Daredevils and in the previous year scored 291 runs. He has behind him an experience of 37 first-class games where he averages 35.26 with the bat.

His wicket-keeping skills are also effective and hence he can be drafted in India's national team in the near future.