Saba Karim wants Yashasvi Jaiswal to continue opening with Shubman Gill

Former India cricketer Saba Karim has urged the team management to open the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill in the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. Notably, India are all set to tour Sri Lanka for a three-match T20I series and three ODIs beginning from July 27.

Ahead of the tour, Saba Karim feels the most important positions in the T20I series will be the top order with several names in contention for the slot. The former wicketkeeper batter wants Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal to continue to open but also wants Abhishek Sharma to remain a part of the team.

“The most important positions will be in the top order only. I feel the selectors should go with these two (Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill) only. I feel Abhishek Sharma should get a place at least in the 15 because you have Rishabh Pant at No. 3 and Suryakumar Yadav at No. 4," Karim told Sony Sports.