‘Our combination works well’

Young Indian batter Shubman Gill feels his and skipper Rohit Sharmarsquos contrasting batting styles make their opening partnerships successfulWith India set to take part in the Asia Cup and the World Cup the partnership between the two openers is likely to play a vital role in the Men in Bluesrsquo success in the two tournamentsIn just nine innings Gill and Rohit have amassed 685 runs while batting together in ODIs at an average of 7611 ldquoI think because his Rohitrsquos targeted areas are a bit different to mine He loves to go aerial in the Powerplayrdquo Gill was quoted as saying by the ICCldquoAnd Irsquom someone who likes to find the gaps and keep getting those boundaries and hersquos someone who likes to hit sixes So I think that combination works wellrdquo he added Talking about batting with Rohit Gill said the skipper gives everyone the freedom to play their natural gamelsquoRohit gives us full freedomrsquoldquoIt feels great to be able to open with him especially knowing that all the focus is on himrdquo he said ldquoHersquos someone who likes the other batters to go and just express himself and play the way I want to play the game So in that nature he gives the players full freedom for how they want to express their gamerdquo Gill addedAlso Read Shubman Gill pays price for questioning umpire Team India lose 100 per cent match feesIndia begins their Asia Cup campaign against archrivals Pakistan on September 2 in Kandy while the Men in Blue are slated to take on Australia in their Word Cup opener on October 8 in Chennai Meanwhile India will play two official warmup matches against England and the Netherlands ahead of their ODI World Cup opener against Australia the ICC said on WednesdayThe twotime winners India will face defending champion England in the first warmup game on September 30 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati after which they will travel to Thiruvananthapuram to face the Netherlands on October 3Rain delays toss for 3rd T20IThe toss of the third T20 between India and Ireland in Dublin on Wednesday was delayed due to rain India lead the threematch series 20 Before start of play the Jasprit Bumrahled young side was seen celebrating Chandrayaan3rsquos successful landing on moonrsquos south pole making India the first nation to do soGill moves a notch to reach No 4India batter Shubman Gill on Wednesday moved up one spot to reach the fourth position in ICC rankings for batters in ODI cricket while pacer Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Ravi Bishnoi also made gains in the shortest format In the latest ODI rankings released by the ICC after the first ODI between Pakistan and Afghanistan Gill has now got 743 rating points and is placed as Indiarsquos topranked batterComeback man Bumrah Indiarsquos captain for Ireland series moved up seven places to reach the 84th position Bishnoi has jumped 17 spots to reach 65th Following his 58 in the second T20I against Ireland Ruturaj Gaikwad moved up 143 places to reach the 87th position Despite missing the Ireland series Suryakumar Yadav remains on the top spot in the T20I rankings for battersIn ODIs while Pakistanrsquos Babar Azam and Imam Ul Haq occupy the first and third spots respectively there has been no change for Indian mainstays Virat Kohli ninth and captain Rohit Sharma 11th In Tests Indian spin duo of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are Worldrsquos No 1 bowler and allrounder respectivelyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever