Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023: India's Predicted Playing XI

5. Shubman Gill

One player who is in red-hot form with the bat at the moment is Shubman Gill. The young batting sensation has been unrelenting with the bat recently and his form recognises no barriers at the moment. After scoring a match-winning ton in the third ODI in Thiruvananthapuram against Sri Lanka, he backed it up with a historic double century in the very next game and visitors New Zealand found themselves at the receiving end.

Since, Iyer is highly likely to miss out on the first Test in Nagpur, India will be tempted to play Shubman at his place just because of the weight of runs he has scored recently. He also scored a Test century against Bangladesh on Day 3 of the first Test in December 2022. Hence, his inclusion in the playing XI will certainly not raise many eyebrows.

If given an opportunity the Fazilka-born would be eager to stage the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 on fire with his batting exploits.