Aakash Chopra picks Shubman Gill and 2 other Indian batters amid IND vs AFG 2026 series to be all-format players

× Aakash Chopra backed Team India's Test and ODI skipper Shubman Gill to be among the top all-format players in the next five years. The former cricketer opined that the 26-year-old has upped his T20 game as well and can succeed in the format when he returns to the Men in Blue T20I side. Ad Apart from Gill, Chopra picked opener Yashasvi Jaiswal as another player who has the ability to shine across formats.

The southpaw has been a mainstay in India's Test team in recent years but has been in and out of the white-ball playing XIs. The cricketer-turned-commentator remarked in a video posted on his X account: "Will anyone play all three formats after five years? That is a big question.

The ones who come to my mind are Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill. Maybe at some stage, Gill would crack the T20 code. He has done it already, but it's about when he gets a chance to play.

Yashasvi Jaiswal has the ability to do it." Ad Trending Gill has looked in terrific form in the ongoing three-match home ODI series against Afghanistan. He has played a key role in India taking an unassailable 2-0 lead by registering scores of 84* and 154.

He played a 126-run knock in India's one-off Test against Afghanistan as well, ahead of the ODI series. The top-order batter is in the middle of a purple patch and has delivered stunning performances across formats lately. He was the second-highest run-scorer of IPL 2026, amassing 732 runs across 16 innings at a strike rate of 163.

03. Ad Jaiswal, on the other hand, finished with an underwhelming IPL 2026 campaign. He scored 427 runs from 16 matches with a strike rate of 152.

50. He was dismissed for 24 in the Afghanistan Test. The talented batter was included in the playing XI for the recently concluded second ODI against Afghanistan.

However, he failed to make a significant impact, managing just four runs. "Veeru has done it, and his initials are V.S" - Aakash Chopra optimistic about Vaibhav Suryavanshi becoming an all-format star Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi took IPL 2026 by storm with his blistering knocks.

The 15-year-old took home the Orange Cap after scoring 776 runs across 16 outings at a brilliant strike rate of 231.31. Ad Chopra noted that Suryavanshi has the same initials as former opener Virender Sehwag, who dominated all three formats during his playing days.

Hoping to see the youngster do the same in the coming years, he added: "If I take an absolute long shot, because Veeru has done it, and his initials are V.S. Vaibhav Suryavanshi as India's Test, T20I, and ODI cricketer after five years, it seems impossible, but someone told me that there is possible hidden in the word impossible."

Suryavanshi is currently part of the India A team for the ongoing tri-nation one-day series against Sri Lanka A and Afghanistan A. He has scored 117 runs from four matches. India A will face Sri Lanka A in the final in Dambulla on Sunday, June 21.

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The former cricketer opined that the 26-year-old has upped his T20 game as well and can succeed in the format when he returns to the Men in Blue T20I side. Ad Apart from Gill, Chopra picked opener Yashasvi Jaiswal as another player who has the ability to shine across formats. The southpaw has been a mainstay in India's Test team in recent years but has been in and out of the white-ball playing XIs.

The cricketer-turned-commentator remarked in a video posted on his X account: "Will anyone play all three formats after five years? That is a big question. The ones who come to my mind are Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill.

Maybe at some stage, Gill would crack the T20 code. He has done it already, but it's about when he gets a chance to play. Yashasvi Jaiswal has the ability to do it."

Ad Trending Gill has looked in terrific form in the ongoing three-match home ODI series against Afghanistan. He has played a key role in India taking an unassailable 2-0 lead by registering scores of 84* and 154. He played a 126-run knock in India's one-off Test against Afghanistan as well, ahead of the ODI series.

The top-order batter is in the middle of a purple patch and has delivered stunning performances across formats lately. He was the second-highest run-scorer of IPL 2026, amassing 732 runs across 16 innings at a strike rate of 163.03.

Ad Jaiswal, on the other hand, finished with an underwhelming IPL 2026 campaign. He scored 427 runs from 16 matches with a strike rate of 152.50.

He was dismissed for 24 in the Afghanistan Test. The talented batter was included in the playing XI for the recently concluded second ODI against Afghanistan. However, he failed to make a significant impact, mana