Sanjay Manjrekar said, “Jaiswal and Gaikwad to continue as openers and Gill at No. 3” before of the South Africa Twenty20 Internationals.

Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has recommended the perfect starting combination for the next T20I series in light of the team’s plenty of openers ahead of the much anticipated multi-format series between South Africa and India.

Sanjay Manjrekar felt that the team should stick with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad as the opening combination and put Shubman Gill at number three despite having three excellent openers in the lineup.

Gill had a break from the demanding ICC campaign during the recent series against Australia, which came after the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Jaiswal and Gaikwad were given the opening responsibilities at this time. India won the series 4-1 because of the explosive combo of Jaiswal and Gaikwad, the latter of whom emerged as the series’ top run-scorer with 223 runs. Given his established role as an opener in the game’s shortest format, Gill’s return to the squad presents a selection conundrum for the team management. India’s batting lineup for the next series gains an interesting component with the calculated choice to maybe bat him at No. 3.

Will India consider interfering with Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s opening pairing? But Shubman Gill does have that history. Sanjay Manjrekar said at Star Sports, “My compromise would be Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad to continue and Shubman Gill at No. 3.”.

The 58-year-old, who was having trouble making room for the in-form Ishan Kishan in the lineup, underlined again how deep the Indian batting order is right now. Notably, the wicketkeeper-batsman showed off his skills in the series against Australia by hitting a back-to-back fifty-score in the opening two games.

“I’ll bat at No. 4 against Suryakumar Yadav. Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, and Shreyas Iyer make up your batting order after that. There’s a ton of depth. What role do I play in Ishan Kishan? The former cricket player said, “I’m having trouble.