Selectors were ending the career of these players of Team India, now luck suddenly turned

Indian Cricket Team: There is a constant state of disarray in the Indian team. There was some glimmer of hope in the performances of youngsters like Shubman Gill and Umran Malik, who were given chances in place of first-choice players. Shubman Gill, 23, has done well in his ODI career so far, especially in this year. In the recent ODI series in New Zealand, he scored 50, 45 not out and 13 runs. But now due to lack of clarity by the selection committee, Gill was not given a chance in the ODIs against Bangladesh.

Gill really showed his mettle

2022 has been a year where Gill has really shown that he can be a useful batsman for India in ODI cricket. In 12 matches, he has scored 638 runs at an average of 70.88 and a strike-rate of 102.57, including a maiden ODI century and four half-centuries. His strike rate is more than experienced left handed opener Shikhar Dhawan.

Gill's power revealed

It was also a year when Gill's strength came to the fore in T20 as well. For Gujarat Titans for the IPL 2022 trophy, Gill scored 483 runs in 16 innings at an average of 34.5 and a strike rate of 132.32. In six matches for Punjab in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he scored 260 runs at an average of 52 and a strike rate of 156.62, including a century and a half-century.

reverse sweep as well as better batting

Gill's form in ODI cricket was superior to that of Dhawan, Rohit and even Virat Kohli, with Player of the Series awards in ODI wins over the West Indies and Zimbabwe. He can rotate the strike very well, and is good with the reverse sweep in the middle overs as well.

Big contender to open the innings

Yuvraj Singh, who was the 'Player of the Tournament' in the 2011 ODI World Cup win, has already declared Gill as a big contender to open the innings in the 2023 ODI World Cup. Yuvraj Singh said, 'I think Shubman is doing very well and is progressing very well in his career. I really think he should be a strong contender to open for India in the 2023 World Cup.

Umran Malik's luck took a turn

On the other hand, Umran Malik made his ODI debut against New Zealand in Auckland on 25 November and took 2 wickets for 66 runs. He then took 1/31 in a washed out match at Christchurch on 30 November. Umran Malik caught everyone's attention in IPL and his cricketing graph has increased in 2020 and 2021 with his fast pace. For Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2022, Umran Malik has been seen bowling in the middle overs - a role where the bowler aims to take wickets for his team when the batsmen look to build innings, something that India too could develop into .