Babar Azam was among runs in the first innings of the recently-concluded Manchester Test against England and fans and critics alike showered praise on him for his gritty display.
Jones picked Gill as one of the talented players he is excited to see this season and wants KKR to play him as an opener.
MS Dhoni is set to return to cricketing action with the IPL, which is set to be staged in the UAE between September 19-November 8.
Dean Jones stood against Michael Clarke's words and said the Australian team doesn't want to provoke Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni as both of them like confrontation.
New Zealand has not recorded any new case of coronavirus in the last 12 days and presently has just one active case.
World T20 is scheduled to be held from October 18 to November 15 this year but the shakeup in the cricket calendar needed due to the extensive break that has come up due to the coronavirus pandemic has put the tournament under a cloud of uncertainty.
Smith has played 39 T20Is for Australia scoring 681 runs at 29.6 with four half-centuries. Besides, he has been part of two T20I Wrld Cups - 2010 and 2016 - scoring 117 runs in 11 matches at 19.50 with one half-century.
Former Pakistan bowler Wasim Akram called Pakistan the 'Brazil of cricket', stating that the country boasts of raw talent.
Ranging from topics related to Indian Premier League, PSL, to favoutite Australian cricketer and Virat Kohli vs Steve Smith debate, Jones gave his opinion on all
Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones, in a Q&A session on Twitter, heaped praise on an Indian batsman.
In a Question and Answers session on Twitter, former Australian great Dean Jones picked the best batsman among Kohli and Smith in all three forms of the game.
Commenting ahead of the series, starting January 14 in Mumbai, Jones felt it would be battle between Rohit and Warner as both of them are always hungry to get runs under their belt and it will be interesting to see who of the two wins at last.
Dean Jones said that while it is a fact that an Indian team minus Kohli is a little weak, it also provides the team management an opportunity to try different combinations with an eye on the WT20 next year.
Experts have already predicted that dew will play a big role in the first-ever day-night Test in India, to be held in Kolkata from November 22.
Jones also batted for retired out to balance the game in both the teams' favour, wherein the batting team can substitute a struggling batter with a destructive one during the course of a tie.
Steve Smith and David Warner were a part of the recent Bangladesh Premier League but were subsequently ruled out of the tournament due to elbow injuries.
Jones said if the idea behind the interviews was to get sympathy, the plan has backfired for the duo.
Kohli, who has been in prolific form in the ongoing five-Test rubber in England, was rested keeping in mind the gruelling tour of Australia, later this year.
Jones said now it was up to the Indian captain Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri to instill confidence among the players and make them work hard to get things right against the moving ball.
Former Australian Dean Jones suggests Ajinkya Rahane and Gautam Gambhir to take batting cues from New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson
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