Jaiswal, Dube steer India to series win over Afghanistan

Hosts take 2-0 lead riding on the young batters' fifties after Rohit and Virat fall

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For a moment, let's turn our focus away from discussing the T20I future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Instead, let us focus on Yashasvi Jaiswal because the left-handed opening batter is here to stay.

He underlined that with a sublime show at Indore's Holkar Stadium on Sunday, which should surely settle the debate on at least one opening slot for India at this year's T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and United States.

In pursuit of 173 in the second T201, Jaiswal smashed 68 off just 34 balls (5x4, 6x6), guiding India to a six-wicket win for an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series against Afghanistan.

Shivam Dube, another left-handed batter, wasn't any less impressive. The all-rounder from Mumbai (63₹, 32 balls) backed up his 40-ball 60₹ in the opener with another big-hitting exhibition.

On a day when Sharma was dismissed for a second consecutive duck and Kohli went after a quickfire 16-ball 29, the performance of the youngsters was a sign that they are equipped to shoulder India's hopes at the marquee event provided they are backed.