India vs 2nd T20 match will be played tomorrow in Mullanpur. The first T20 match was played in Cuttack, which Team India won by 101 runs. Sanju Samson was a much talked about topic of that match, even though he was not a part of the playing eleven. Jitesh Sharma played his first T20 match as a wicketkeeper.

Samson was opening first, also played many century innings but after the return of Shubman Gill, he was batting in the middle order. The team management was heavily criticized on social media after Samson was dropped from the first T20 match. Amidst all this, former cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has given a big statement on bringing Samson into the team.

Play Sanju Samson at number-3

On his YouTube channel, Ravichandran Ashwin said about Sanju Samson, “Before the match, there was a lot of discussion about why Sanju was not playing. But as soon as Shubman Gill came back to the team as vice-captain, it was going to be difficult for Sanju to make a place in the team. If you want to play Sanju Samson, then play him at number 3. Especially against spin.”

This statement of Ravichandran Ashwin can become a big issue of debate. He says that Samson should play at number 3, but the third batting order revolves around Tilak Verma and captain Suryakumar Yadav. Sometimes Tilak and sometimes Surya have been seen batting at number-3. Both are the backbone of Indian batting in the T20 team. If Sanju comes at number-3, then either Tilak or Suryakumar Yadav will have to be dropped.

Ashwin also praised Hardik Pandya, who has made a comeback after recovering from injury. Apart from playing a stormy innings of 59 runs in the first match, Pandya also took one wicket in bowling. Ashwin said that after seeing Hardik playing, it did not seem as if he was returning from injury.

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The Cricket Asia Cup is going to start from 9 September, whose final will be held on 28 September. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, Team India will play in this tournament by becoming defending champion. After the first match on 10 September, India’s second match is with Pakistan on 14 September. A big question is who will start the innings with Abhishek Sharma? Here we are telling you about 3 options.

When will the Indian cricket team announce for the Asia Cup? According to PTI report, BCCI can announce the squad of India in the third week of August. A total of 8 teams are divided into 2 groups in the tournament, India is included in Group A. The top 2 teams of both groups will play in Super 4, then its top 2 will be finalized among the teams.

Who will open for India in Asia Cup?

Explosive batsman Abhishek Sharma’s opening place is considered to be sure, his performance at IPL and international level has been excellent. He is currently the world’s number-1 batsman in T20. But who will be the second opener with them? These three options exist.

Shubman Gill

Test team captain Shubman Gill has been out in T20 for some time. According to PTI report, Shubman Gill can find a place in the team for the Asia Cup. Gill can start the innings with Abhishek, it will also be a good combination of left and right -handed batsmen. Gill has scored 578 runs in 21 T20 matches for India, including 1 century and 3 half -centuries.

Yashasvi Jaiswal

According to reports, Yashaswi Jaiswal can also be given a place in the Asia Cup, he had given a fast start in the Test series against England and played it carefully. Jaiswal is also known for getting a fast start, he played his last T20 against Sri Lanka in 2024. Jaiswal has scored 723 runs in 23 T20 international matches, including 1 century and 5 half -centuries.

Sanju Samson

Currently Sanju Samson starts the innings in T20 with Abhishek Sharma, both have done well. This pair can also be seen in the Asia Cup. Samson has scored 861 runs in 42 T20 matches for India, including 3 centuries and 2 half -centuries.