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From one astounding series to another. From one critical contest to another! England contests done, now we have to conquer Asia up next! India's next big challenge where it comes to white-ball cricket is now the Asia Cup 2025 that is looming large on the immediate galaxy. This is a T20 cricket tournament with teams like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and others who will be out there to challenge India's authority in the field.
And taking the field with majestic confidence and a sense of daring will be the Indian cricket team, whose Abhishek Sharma will be closely watched. He's a batting sensation. He hits sixes for fun. He derives great pleasure in doing so. But the big key question for now is- who does he open with? So what do you reckon?
Here are the three players who can open with Abhishek Sharma in the Asia Cup 2025:
1. Yashasvi Jaiwal
Jaiswal has been a class of his own, a man who is afraid of no one and one who doesn't put limitations like the concept of 'workload' on his able shoulders. Arguably speaking, he's the finest current example of a technically sound batter who can play in the aggressive mold and where it comes to the next big white-ball series for his India, Jaiswal is among the 3 players who can open with Abhishek Sharma in Asia Cup 2025.
His attacking display coupled with gap finding on either side are beautiful traits one tends to find in a top order player.
2. Sanju Samson
He might primarily be a wicketkeeper, but for his clean hitting and graceful ways of batting, Sanju has been the Samson (aka the powerful one) in the realm of Indian batting especially where it comes to the last few years.
Samson is known for his technically correct style of batting, that glorious looking forward defence that can guard against the most challenging of delveries. But what makes him truly into a league of his own is his fearless abilities to challenge the best bowlers out there and the natural talent at scoring at brisk rates, which is but the most important demand of T20I batting nowadays.
India are fortunate to have the density of batting that stems from figures like Sanju Samson and the right hander from Kerala is fortunate to have made a cut above so many where it comes to cementing his place at least in the white-ball circuit of Indian cricket.
May constant, consistent runs now follow in what's to come!
3. Shubman Gill
One of the three players who can open with Abhishek Sharma in the Asia Cup 2025 is Shubman Gill, the tall and growing right hander having had a splendid outing in England. In fact, one would call it an outing for the ages, supported by eye-popping numbers that are about as entertaining as they are inspirational at the end of the day.
The only man who made 750 plus runs, 745 to be precise, coupled with 430 of them in one single game, with a top Test score of 269, Gill was on a roll in England and now his next big main focus is the Asia Cup 2025 series.
A standout batter who has the confidence of knowing where his off stump is, and someone who backs himself to go big early on in an inning, the Punjab right-hander is one for the long run.
Hopefully, Shubman Gill can carve a new chapter in his growing white-ball cricketing journey for his country.
