India, Sept. 6 -- Former India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta has weighed in on India's possible combination for the upcoming Asia Cup, backing Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma to open the innings. Deep stressed the importance of maintaining a left-right combination at the top and through the batting order.

"For me, I would say now that Shubman is the vice-captain, he definitely plays along. So that we have a left-right combination," Deep told RevSportz. "At 3-4, I can't look beyond Surya and Tilak at this point. Again, left-hand, right-hand combination. I think in this format, if you have that option, you've got to look at keeping that going as long as possible through an innings."

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