Suresh Raina Snubs Shubman Gill and Sanju Samson, names the choices of surprise for the T20 openers of India | Cricket news

While India is preparing for the T20 2026 World Cup, the team is in the middle of a quarter of generation. With senior players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma who are no longer in the photo, the accent turned to the next harvest of young match winners. The former striker of India, Suresh Raina, has now shared his opinion on who should open the sleeves in the mega event, and his unexpected choices caused a sensation. Speaking on the Podcast of Shubhankar Mishra, Raina trusted young people who have already had an impact on the international scene and IPL.

“I think Yashasvi is one. He added that three left -handers – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Priyansh Arya and Abhishek Sharma – two could open, with shifts of branchies at No. 3. Interesting, Jaiswal, which has already imposed itself as one of the most exciting T20 strikers in India with 723 races in 23 T20is, which was not included in the Squad of India. The mention by Raina d’Arya also turned the heads. The opening of the Punjab Kings impressed in its first IPL season, marking 475 points in 17 games, including a superb century. However, to make her international debut, Arya could add an intrepid spark to the first order of India during the T20 2026 World Cup.