Suryakumar Yadav, Team India's T20I skipper, has finally opened up on the team's decision to choose Shubman Gill as an opener ahead of Sanju Samson. SKY also highlighted that flexibility remains a key requirement for the squad, specifically among wicketkeeper batters , Samson and Jitesh Sharma.

Speaking on the decision, Suryakumar said, ''In terms of Sanju, yes, when he came into the circuit, he batted higher up the order. Now the thing is, other than the openers, I feel everyone has be to be very flexible. He did really well before he played, when he opened the innings, but Shubman had played before him in the Sri Lanka series. He was ready to bat at any number, which actually is good to see any player being very flexible, batting from 3 to 6 anywhere. So, this is one thing

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