“It seemed like the future of India was batting”:- Aakash Chopra on Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill’s splendid partnership in the 1st ODI.

Former India batsman Aakash Chopra has lauded the outstanding opening partnership between Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill during the first ODI against Australia in Mohali on Friday, September 22. In his appreciation of this duo, Chopra emphasized that their collaboration provided a glimpse of the promising future of India’s batting.

Men in Blue, secured a convincing five-wicket victory over the Australian side in the initial ODI of the three-match series held on Friday. Opting to bowl first after winning the toss, Mohammed Shami delivered a stellar performance, claiming figures of 5/51, which limited Australia to a total of 276 runs. Gaikwad and Gill, as the opening pair, impressively stitched together a partnership of 142 runs for the first wicket, achieved within 24.1 overs, effectively establishing the groundwork for a successful chase.

Chopra, while sharing his insights on his YouTube channel expressed his admiration for this remarkable opening stand and highlighted the correctness of the batters’ techniques.

Aakash Chopra said “Ruturaj Gaikwad gets very few opportunities. His chances will be few and far in between till Rohit Sharma is playing and Shubman Gill is there with him. If someone is injured or rested, he could get an opportunity. When Ruturaj and Shubman were batting, it seemed like the future of India was batting. Both are correct batters and are easy on the eye. They don’t play agricultural shots or manufacture strokes.”

Gill was absolutely sensational. The dominant manner in which he batted, he is really making a name for himself as a very good player. It was an outstanding opening partnership.”