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Ruturaj Gaikwad (File Photo: Twitter)
The Indian team is currently going through a transition phase in white-ball cricket as a lot of senior players are almost in the last stage of their international careers. On the other hand, the young players have also stepped in and started a limited-overs career, be it ODI or the T20I, the shortest format of the game.
Meanwhile, a few youngsters have emerged as bright future prospects for India in batting, some of these youngsters made their debuts just a few months ago and have synced in brilliantly with international cricket.
With said that, here we’ll have a look at 4 young stars who could be the perfect options for opening the innings for Team India for the next decade.
Ishan Kishan
The star wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has impressed with his brilliant batting performances in white-ball cricket for the last couple of months. He has played at different positions and batted amazingly for Team India Currently, he is in action for the men in blue in the ongoing five-match T20I series against Australia.
In this series, he scored 2 consecutive half-centuries in the first and second T20I respectively. Apart from this, he was also in red-hot form in the Asia Cup 2023 and the white-ball series against West Indies. Considering his excellent batting in the top order, Ishan could be there in the opening position to accompany Shubman Gill for the next decade.
Yashasvi Jaiswal
The young batting prodigy Yashasvi has impressed everyone with his blistering performances in the white-ball cricket. He has played only T20I cricket and is yet to start his career in the 50-over format. In the 10 innings of the 11 T20Is, he played, Jaiswal has scored 312 runs with a very good average of 34.66, hitting a century and 2 half-centuries.
Apart from that, he is also opening the innings for India in the ongoing five-match T20I series against Australia. In the series, he had won the ‘Player of the Match award for his swashbuckling knock of 53 runs off just 25 balls in the second T20I against the Aussies. So, he is also among the potential openers for India for the next decade.
Ruturaj Gaikwad
The star right-handed opener amazed everyone with his sensational century in the recently concluded third T20I of the five-match series against Australia. He scored 123 runs off just 57 balls, hitting 13 fours and 7 sixes. He came to open the innings with his young partner Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Considering the pace of white-ball formal, Jaiswal and Gaikwad could make an amazing opener pair for India in the coming decade.
Tilak Varma
The young batter Tilak Varma is still in the process of cementing his place in the team. He was quite impressive with the bat in the Indian Premier League 2023, where he played for the five-time IPL champions, Mumbai Indians. On the back of his amazing IPL performances, the 21-year-old was picked up in the white-ball squad of India earlier this year.
The Hyderabad-born batter has played an ODI and 13 T20Is in white-ball cricket; in the 12 innings of the 13 matches, Varma has scored 281 runs with an excellent average of 40.14, hitting two half-centuries. He can also be one of the prime choices as an opener for the Indian Cricket Team and the selectors.