Overview
- Raina said the opening pair should be chosen from left-handers Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma and Priyansh Arya, with Jaiswal and Abhishek as his pick.
- He suggested Shubman Gill for No. 3 and even captaincy, a view media framed as leaving Gill and Sanju Samson out of the opening roles.
- Among the trio he highlighted, Abhishek is a current T20I regular, Jaiswal last played the format in July 2024, and Arya is uncapped.
- For the Asia Cup 2025, Abhishek is in India’s 15, Jaiswal is a standby, and Arya was not named.
- The 2026 T20 World Cup will be staged in India and Sri Lanka in February and March, with India defending their 2024 title, and India’s Asia Cup campaign begins against UAE on September 10.