5 Players who are the future of the Indian ODI team

#4 Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill-Another U19 prodigy

Shubman Gill is another talent to emerge out of the U19 setup and has already made his Indian ODI debut in January 2019. He was drafted into India's Under-19 side as the vice-captain for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Shubman scored 372 runs at an average of 124.00 at the 2018 U-19 World Cup, where he batted at number three to play a crucial role in India's record fourth world title and was adjudged the edition's Player of the Tournament.

Gill made his List A debut for Punjab in the 2016-17 Vijay Hazare Trophy, batting one-down, and went on to make his first-class debut in the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy against Bengal, where he batted as an opener to score his maiden half-century and stepped it up in just the next game with a maiden hundred against Services.

Gill won the BCCI award for the Best Junior Cricketer for consecutive years in 2013-14 and 2014-15, knocking hard on the doors of the U19 team. When picked, Gill starred in India's handsome 3-1 win at home over England in the Youth ODIs, scoring 351 runs in 4 innings and then went on to match up to his high standards in his first tour of England soon after. India whitewashed the hosts 5-0 and Gill top-scored again with 278 runs across 4 innings. His international debut wasn't as glamorous as his other exploits as he could only score a meagre 16 runs from 2 matches.

Gill's bottom-handed technique, made fashionably successful by Virat Kohli among many others, allowed him to play in a similar mould. He scored runs briskly, mixing quick singles and doubles with powerful hits across the ground, and stood out as much for his batting acumen as he did for his fielding prowess.

Bought by KKR in the IPL for an extravagant 1.8 crores, he has been pretty handy supporting their batting lineup and has scored 499 runs in 24 innings at a strike rate of 133. If he keeps going the way he is and realizes his potential - he could well be the top order batsman to flourish in the future.