Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh believes that players like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill have the potential and the talent at their disposal to be the future of Indian cricket. The off-spinner also doffed his hat to Yashasvi, calling him the most impressive player of this season.
“If we are talking about batsmen, then I can say that Shubman Gill has the potential. Along with him, I think Yashasvi too has the potential to be the future of India. I think Yashasvi is this year’s most impressive player and in the years to come he will definitely play for Team India. Gill will also be there, maybe he will be the captain as well. I’m talking about the future here. And I also think that Tilak Varma and Rinku Singh will also be there, so I’m making a squad for the future of the Indian team. They are all unbelievable talents,” said Harbhajan, while talking on a segment called #AskStar on Star Sports.
Rajasthan Royals’ Jaiswal scored 625 runs from 14 games this season, to find himself in fourth spot in the Orange Cap standings. He’s just 14 runs behind Virat Kohli in the charts.
With 722 runs from 15 matches, Gill is second in the running for the Orange Cap this season, just behind Faf du Plessis, who has eight more runs. While Du Plessis will not feature anymore in this season since Royal Challengers Bangalore have been eliminated, Gill’s team, Gujarat Giants, will play in the second Qualifier.
Harbhajan was also asked what the composition of Team India in T20Is should look like in the future.
“If we look at the current form, and if we want to go in the direction of youth, then Yashasvi is the best option available. When we lost the T20 World Cup in Dubai last year, then there was much speculation that we should build a team around youngsters. Without saying anyone’s name on who should be left out of the squad, I think Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, under Hardik Pandya’s captaincy… there should be a new team all together. Hardik should be captain, and Yashasvi and Gill should open the batting, along with Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma and Nitish Rana, then this team will have a lot of potential,” he said.
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