Yuvraj calls Shubman Gill a strong contender to open for India in 2023 World Cup

Former India allrounder Yuvraj Singh on Monday said that young Shubman Gill is progressing very nicely in his career and should be a strong contender to open for Men in Blue in the 2023 ODI World Cup at homeThe 23yearold Gill has done well in his international career so far He had scores of 50 45 not out and 13 in the recent ODI series in New Zealand However the righthander batter is not part of ongoing ODIs against BangladeshI think Shubman is doing very well and progressing very nicely in his career I really feel that he should be a strong contender to open for India in the 2023 World Cup Yuvraj told reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of the 3rd T20 World Cup for the BlindAfter hanging his boots from all forms of the game in 2019 the twotime World Cup winner Yuvraj has served as the mentor to many young cricketers from his state The likes of Shubman Anmolpreet Singh Abhishek Sharma and Harpreet Brar had benefited from his experience and mentoring during the Covid19induced lockdown in 2020Shubman is very hardworking is on the absolute right path and I see him going towards greatness in the next 10 years the former cricketer saidThe 40yearold is also the brand ambassador of the third T20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the Blind which will be held from December 6 to 17 in IndiaThe participating nations for World Cup 2022 are Australia Bangladesh Nepal Pakistan South Africa Sri Lanka and the host India Around 150 players will be participating from all the countries and the tournament which has a total of 24 matches will take place in nine cities in IndiaAlso readYuvraj Singh Teenaged athletes must stay away from social mediaThe World Cup is an initiative of the Cricket Association for the Blind in India CABI in association with Samarthanam Trust for the disabled who have been organising this championship since 2012When CABI first approached me the first thought that came to my mind was that even when I was halfawake during my active playing days I would not dare to face a ball then how do these cricketers do it They are reallife heroes said YuvrajI feel blessed and honored to be amongst them and as a brand ambassador I call upon more and more corporates the government the public and the media to come forward and support these passionate cricketers On my part I pledge to do whatever is in my power to support Cricket for the Blind I wish all the participating teams the very best of luck he addedThe tournament is also being organised to mark the World Disability Day celebrations universally The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity rights and wellbeing of persons with disabilitiesSandeep Singh former Indian hockey player and Minister for Sports amp Youth Affairs Govt of Haryana Dr Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar President of the CABI Raymond Moxley Secretary General World Blind Cricket Ltd WBC and Swami Nirbhayanda Saraswati President Ramakrishna Vivekananda Ashrama Gadag amp Bijapur Karnataka were also present at the inauguration event at the Tau Devi Lal stadiumThis 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