Shubman Gill Batting | Net practice | Practice session | India vs Australia 2nd ODI 2019 | Shubman Gill has been termed as the next big thing in the Indian cricket team in time and again. Now, when he has been called-upfor the last two One Day Internationals Down Under and forthcoming New Zealand tour, India chief selector MSK Prasad believes that he is ready for international cricket and being considered for the position of a reserve opener. Prasad also said he has discussed with under-19 and India A team coach Rahul Dravid about young Shubman Gill ahead of India's tough overseas tour. "Shubman is comfortable both opening the innings as well as playing in the middle-order. For New Zealand series, we are looking at him as the reserve opener behind Shikhar (Dhawan) and Rohit (Sharma). I won't comment if he will make it to World Cup but he was phenomenal as an opener for India A in New Zealand," Prasad said. "We have discussed with Rahul (Dravid), that Shubman is ready for international cricket. The best part is the clutch of A tours which has made all these players battle ready for the biggest challenge," the eloquent Prasad added. Calling Rishabh Pant a "champion cricketer in the making", Prasad revealed that the young wicket-keeper is in the mix for the 2019 India's World Cup campaign for his ability to seamlessly switch formats. After being "rested" for the ODI series against Australia and New Zealand, there have been conjectures about his place in the England-bound squad but Prasad set the record straight about selection committee's plans about talents such as Pant and Shubman Gill. "Rishabh Pant played three T20s and four Test matches in Australia and that had an impact on his body. He needed complete rest for two weeks and then we will take a call on how many matches he will play against England Lions. Let me put it straight, he is very much in our World Cup plans. He is a champion player in the making and even he is not fully aware the kind of potential he has," Prasad said. Prasad is happy that Pant is now understanding what skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri expect of him and Sydney was a testimony to that. FAIR-USE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER *Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism commenting,news reporting, teaching,scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use. #Shubman Gill #trending #indvaus Cric18Tube Subsribe our channel Like share comment