IND vs ZIM ODIs: Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad to fight for Opener’s Spot – India will travel to Zimbabwe with a B-squad with the senior and the T20 squad getting an extended period of break before the Asia Cup. Shikhar Dhawan is set the lead the squad in the absence of Rohit Sharma which also means that Dhawan will miss his opening partner. Youngsters Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad will be competing against each other to take a shot at the coveted spot. Follow All India tour of Zimbabwe LIVE Updates and Scores on InsideSport.IN.
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Both the youngsters are talented and will be eyeing to secure their spot in the Indian squad. Ruturaj Gaikwad had an extended poor form post-IPL 2022. While Gaikwad searches for his form, it has been smooth sailing for Gill. Shubman had to wait for a long time before he was selected in the ODI squad.
Gill played his first ODI of the calendar year at the end of July. Gill opened for India and managed to score a stunning 205 runs in 3 innings. With 2 fifties and an unbeaten highest score of 98, Gill edges Gaikwad in the 50-over format with his better form.
Shubman Gill in ODIs in 2022
| Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 64 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 120.75 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 22 Jul 2022 |
| 43 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 87.75 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 24 Jul 2022 |
| 98* | 98 | 7 | 2 | 100 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 27 Jul 2022 |
IND vs ZIM ODIs: Shubman Gill vs Ruturaj Gaikwad in opening BATTLE in Zimbabwe, who will open with Shikhar Dhawan? Follow Live Updates
Ruturaj Gaikwad on the other hand is yet to get his ODI debut cap for the Men in Blue. Gaikwad has also struggled in T20Is throughout the year and has only a single fifty in the 2022 calendar year. Ruturaj will get an opportunity to perform in the upcoming series which could potentially decide his future.
Ruturaj Gaikwad in T20is in 2022:
| Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50 | v West Indies | Kolkata | 20 Feb 2022 |
| 23 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 153.33 | v South Africa | Delhi | 9 Jun 2022 |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | v South Africa | Cuttack | 12 Jun 2022 |
| 57 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 162.85 | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 14 Jun 2022 |
| 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 | v South Africa | Rajkot | 17 Jun 2022 |
| 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | v South Africa | Bengaluru | 19 Jun 2022 |
| DNB | – | – | – | – | v Ireland | Dublin (Malahide) | 26 Jun 2022 |
Shubman Gill vs Ruturaj Gaikwad to open for Shikhar Dhawan
- Youngsters Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad will compete against one another to seal the opener’s spot in the India Tour of Zimbabwe ODI series.
- Shubman Gill has been in terrific form in the ODIs. Gill played 3 ODI matches recently against West Indies. While Ruturaj Gaikwad last played a T20I game against South Africa back in June.
- Gill managed to score 205 runs in 3 ODI matches against West Indies. Ruturaj is yet to get his ODI cap for India.
- Gill currently has the upper hand over Ruturaj. Ruturaj has been in poor form off late. He managed just a single Fifty in T20I in the last 6 games.
India squad vs Zimbabwe: KL Rahul (C), Shikhar Dhawan (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Deepak Chahar.
IND vs ZIM ODIs: Shubman Gill vs Ruturaj Gaikwad in opening BATTLE in Zimbabwe, who will open with Shikhar Dhawan? Follow Live Updates
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