On Thursday, the veteran Indian opener, Rohit Sharma showered praises on the young protege, Shubman Gill, and termed him as the future of Indian cricket. The 20-year-old batsman was picked for the New Zealand tour where he featured in the two ODIs. According to Rohit, the right-handed batsman has a lot of potentials to establish himself in the Indian team.

During an Instagram live session with veteran Indian spinner, Rohit said, “I think Shubman is a fluent batsman. He is a future of Indian cricket. Whenever he gets a consistent run, he will get confidence. He has a good domestic record. I think we should look to bring him into the side. There is a lot of competition on the side.”

Harbhajan also stated that Gill should’ve been picked for the Test series against New Zealand in the absence of injured Rohit.

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The veteran spinner explained, “We lost in New Zealand. Prithvi Shaw made a comeback. He was out of the side, but you guys backed him. I think someone like Shubman Gill should have been given a chance in the New Zealand Test series. If Rohit was injured, I think Shubman should have played because he was there in the squad.”

Harbhajan also went on to praises on middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, who has been performing well for the team after getting regular opportunities in the side.

Iyer was in great touch in the ODI series against New Zealand and amassed one century and two fifties in three matches. Similarly, Rahul also had an exceptional form in the tour as he scored three half-centuries and a ton in the eight limited-overs matches.

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Talking about the same, Harbhajan said, “Shreyas Iyer played two matches, but then he was dropped when he was given regular chances and the results are there in front of us. It is good to see someone being regular chances in the side, Shreyas was the player of the New Zealand tour for me, KL is also batting beautifully, apart from Virat and Rohit, KL Rahul is the strongest contender of being the match-winner.”