Indian selectors have again given Mumbai’s explosive opener Prithvi Shaw a chance in Team India after a long wait of about one and a half years.
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The ODI series between India and New Zealand has been completed and now it is time for the T20 series. This series will start in Ranchi from Friday 27th January. When both the teams enter the field of Ranchi, India’s playing eleven What will happen, this is the question in the mind of every cricket fan. In this too, most eyes are on whether explosive opener Prithvi Shaw, who returned to the team after one and a half years, will get a chance or not? The answer to this question has also been found. Captain Hardik Pandya himself has made it clear that who will take the field for the opening in Ranchi.
Mumbai’s star opening batsman Prithvi Shaw, who played his last international match on the Sri Lanka tour in July 2021, could not find a place in Team India since then. After being ignored several times, Shaw was finally given a chance in the team for the T20 series against New Zealand. However, in spite of this, he will have to wait till now to show his mettle.
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Gill and Ishan will open
A day before the match, on Thursday, January 26, for this series, Team India captain Hardik Pandya made it clear that Prithvi will have to wait for his chance as the team management wants to go ahead with Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill. Hardik Pandya said that Shubman Gill is already a part of Team India and he is doing well, due to which the team will field with the pair of Ishan and Gill.
Gill and Ishan opened in all three matches of the T20 series against Sri Lanka earlier this month. However, they could not leave much impact. In all the three matches, this opening pair could not give India a good start. Ishan’s scores were 37, 2 and 1, while Gill scored 7, 5 and 46.
ODI form reward
However, Gill is currently running in excellent form. In the ODI series against Sri Lanka, he played strong innings in the opening itself, while he was the player of the match in the clean sweep against New Zealand. Gill scored two centuries in the series, including a double century. He batted fast in all the three matches of the series and being in good rhythm, Team India is ready to bet on him once again.