3 Players Who Can Replace Rohit Sharma As India's T20 Opener After ICC T20 World Cup 2022

The Indian team is gearing up for ICC T20 World Cup 2022 which is set to begin next month. Rohit Sharma is going to lead the team in the tournament. After their first-round exit in the last year’s T20 World Cup tournament, India will aim for a better performance this year.

Rohit Sharma will not only lead the Indian team during T20 World Cup 2022 but will also open the innings for the team. Sharma is the permanent opener for the team in all the formats. After T20 World Cup 2022, Sharma might limit his presence in the shortest format to execute his responsibilities effectively in the other formats. Here we talk about 3 players who can replace Rohit Sharma as India’s T20 opener after ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

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3 Players Who Can Replace Rohit Sharma As India’s T20 Opener After ICC T20 World Cup 2022

1. Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan is the first player on this list. Kishan is an emerging wicketkeeper-batsman and opener for the Indian team. He could not grab a spot in T20 World Cup 2022 but was part of the last edition. He has played 19 T20I games so far and slammed 543 runs at an average of 30.16.

At a strike rate of 131+, the left-handed batsman has also slammed 4 fifties in the shortest format. Being a hard-hitting batsman, Kishan will be a good choice to replace Rohit Sharma as an opener.

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2. Ruturaj Gaikwad

Ruturaj Gaikwad is another player who can replace Rohit Sharma as the opener after ICC T20 World Cup 2022. After his impressive performance in the last two IPL seasons, Gaikwad has proved to selectors that he can be a good opening batsman for India.

He has also played 9 T20Is so far, in which he mustered 135 runs at an average of 16.87 and strike rate of 123+. The right-handed batsman has also hit 1 fifty in T20Is.

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3. Sanju Samson

Sanju Samson is another player on this list. Samson is a wicketkeeper-batsman who also plays as an opener. He made his T20I debut long back in 2015 but due to inconsistent performances and others grabbing opportunities, Samson could not play enough games. In 15 T20Is so far, he has slammed 296 runs at an average of 21.14. In 7 ODIs, he has slammed 176 runs at an average of 44.0 and 1 fifty.

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Although Samson was not impressive in the past, he has shown incredible form this year. In 2022, he smacked 130 runs in 5 innings at an average of 43.33 in ODIs. In 5 T20Is in 2022, he has scored 179 runs at an average of 44.75 and a strike rate of 158+. Hence, Samson is a good option to replace Rohit Sharma as an opener in T20Is.

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