Abhishek Sharma in contention for ODIs, likely to get a call-up for Australia

TimesofIndia.com successful Dubai:Abhishek Sharma is making a batch of sound with the bat and the youngster could good gain a ODI call-up, arsenic aboriginal arsenic the circuit of Australia adjacent month. India are acceptable to play 3 ODIs, followed by 5 T20Is successful Australia.

The ODI bid volition commencement connected October 19.TimesofIndia.com understands that the destructive southpaw has impressed the men who substance with his exploits successful the shortest format and the absorption could good reward him with an ODI call.

The 25-year-old is the apical run-scorer successful the ongoing Asia Cup. He has scored 173 runs successful 4 outings, but the astir awesome portion is his blazing 208.43 onslaught complaint connected the sluggish Dubai pitch.Abhishek has besides been seen bowling for hours successful the nets, which makes him a cleanable acceptable for Gautam Gambhir's set-up.

His List A grounds is arsenic impressive. In 61 matches, helium has amassed 2014 runs astatine an mean of 35.33 and a onslaught complaint of 99.21. He has besides picked up 38 wickets with his left-arm spin.It is understood that the lucifer against Pakistan, wherever Abhishek and his puerility person Shubman Gill enactment connected a show by adding 105 runs for the opening wicket successful conscionable 9.5 overs, assured the determination makers of his quality to excel successful aggravated unit situations. He was unfazed by the absorption and situation, and took each situation caput on.

Who makes mode for Abhishek Sharma?

The large question, however, is that if Abhishek gets a look in, who makes way? Before the adjacent ODI World Cup, to beryllium hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia successful October-November 2027, India are acceptable to play 27 ODIs.With Shubman Gill each acceptable to beryllium the first-choice opener for the multi-nation event, volition helium unfastened with Abhishek Sharma? If this happens, volition it people the extremity of the roadworthy for skipper Rohit Sharma successful ODIs?The different question is what volition hap to Yashasvi Jaiswal, who made his ODI debut earlier this twelvemonth against England successful Nagpur.With Abhishek acceptable to beryllium successful the squad, however galore openers volition the selectors prime for the three-match series?A batch of questions request to beryllium answered and if Rohit is persisted for the circuit of Australia, Abhishek could good beryllium added arsenic the reserve opener to besides awesome the management's absorption for the marquee lawsuit successful 2027. Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar is successful Dubai and portion helium volition beryllium announcing the squad for West Indies Tests today, discussions astir the ODI set-up and absorption for aboriginal are already underway with each the stakeholders.