Shubman Gill is happy that he has got full backing from skipper Rohit Sharma

A day after the Indian captain made it clear that he preferred Gill to the in-form left-hander Ishan Kishan in the opener's position, Gill showed his appreciation for the captain's trust by scoring a solid 70 from 60 balls to help India defeat Sri Lanka by a whopping 67 runs in the opening ODI on Tuesday. "Having your captain on your side is satisfying. We had this discussion throughout the practise sessions about how I would try to play my best game in the one-day events, no matter what I was doing. 

In the ODI format, Gill had a productive 2022, scoring 638 runs from 12 innings at an average of 70.88, including his first century and four fifty-plus scores. He continued where he left off in 2023 by scoring another half-century as he and Rohit put up a 143-run opening partnership, which served as the foundation for India's massive 373/7 total.