IND vs ZIM 2022: “Shubman is being groomed as an opener for the ODI World Cup” - Deep Dasgupta × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Cricket India vs Zimbabwe 2022 News IND vs ZIM 2022 Shubman is being groomed as an opener for the ODI World Cup - Deep Dasgupta By Renin Wilben Albert Modified 14 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Shubman Gill had a fantastic one-day series in the West Indies. Pic: Twitter Former Team India keeper-batter Deep Dasgupta reckons that Shubman Gill is being groomed as an opener for the ODI World Cup, which will be held in India in 2023. He, however, opined that KL Rahul should open the innings in Zimbabwe since the priority right now is to give him as much batting as possible ahead of the Asia Cup. The ODI series in Zimbabwe, which begins on August 18, will mark Rahul's return to international cricket. He last played for India back in February, during the home series against the West Indies. He hasn’t played any competitive cricket since IPL 2022. Initially, Rahul was not part of the Zimbabwe tour. However, he was added to the squad and was even named captain after being declared fit. The right-handed batter's return puts the Indian think tank in a dilemma. Gill and Shikhar Dhawan were a formidable opening pair in the ODI against the Windies. Speaking to PTI, though, Dasgupta backed Rahul to open ahead of Gill. He explained: "I agree it is difficult after you have had such a good series. But currently, the aim would be to prepare Rahul for the Asia Cup T20's opening slot. He needs to get a lot of batting time and that's a priority. I think it will be a short-term arrangement as Shubman I feel is being groomed as an opener for the ODI World Cup." Shubman Gill@ShubmanGillGreat end to the series Top effort from everyone 30283885Great end to the series Top effort from everyone https://t.co/l9dLjaytO9 Gill was the Player of the Series as India thumped West Indies 3-0 in the ODIs. The 22-year-old registered scores of 64, 43 and 98 not out. Shubman is being groomed in the right way - Former national selector BCCI@BCCIHello from Harare #TeamIndia #ZIMvIND4173184Hello from Harare #TeamIndia #ZIMvIND https://t.co/Ds9gKppjS1 Former national selector and Test opener Devang Gandhi also shared similar views to Dasgupta. According to him, Gill will bat at No. 3 against Zimbabwe. Elaborating on his views, he said: "I think Shubman is being groomed in the right way by the Indian team management. While he has done exceedingly well in the Caribbean ODIs, what I can gage from this team's philosophy is to prepare players for multiple slots. Hence, I feel for this particular series, Shubman might have to come in at No. 3.” He added that No. 3 is also a proper top-order slot and Gill will come in early if a wicket falls at the start of the innings. Gandhi commented: “He might have to come in as early as the second ball of the innings and that is as good as opening the batting. Also, my hunch is that once Rahul has enough game time under his belt, he will once again bat in the middle order, with Gill being prepared for the 2023 event.” While Rahul will be leading the team against Zimbabwe, VVS Laxman has been appointed as acting coach. Head coach Rahul Dravid will be with the first-choice team for the Asia Cup, which begins in the UAE on August 27. Poll : Who should open the batting for India against Zimbabwe? 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