India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir reportedly asks to change the opening combination for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi potentially being paired with a new partner instead of his usual opener. The reports say the change is intended to adjust India’s top-order setup for the series.
Multiple accounts from NDTV focus on Sooryavanshi’s prior role as an opener. They note that he has opened with Abhishek Sharma in the past, and the proposed change would replace that combination with a different opening partner. The coverage does not specify who the new partner will be, nor does it outline the rationale beyond the reported instruction to try a different pairing.
