India’s stand-in captain Hardik Pandya said that Prithvi Shaw will have to wait for his opportunity as Shubman Gill has done very well and will start as an opener with Ishan Kishan in the first T20I against New Zealand in Ranchi. Pandya stated Gill has been part of the Indian T20I side and has been doing exceptionally well as an opener.Shubman Gill has been a standout performer for Team India for quite some time. The right-handed batter has made the most of his opportunities and has lived up to expectations. The 23-year-old has three centuries in his last four One-Day International innings for the Men in Blue. One of the three triple-digit scores was a double hundred, which he scored against New Zealand in Hyderabad on January 18 during the first ODI of the three-match series between India and New Zealand.
“Prithvi Shaw will have to wait for his opportunity as Shubman Gill has done very well and was already part of the T20 team,” Hardik Pandya said in the pre-series press conference in Ranchi.
