Bengaluru. The Indian cricket team played its last international series in this format before the ICC T20 World Cup. Now Team India will not have a single match before entering this mega tournament. The selectors will now take the final decision about how the Indian team will fare in the T20 World Cup on the basis of the performance of the players in the Indian Premier League. In this league, all the young and senior players who are injured will play. Everyone’s eyes are going to be on Rishabh Pant along with Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav.
India’s head coach Rahul Dravid has expressed happiness over the 3-0 clean sweep in the series against Afghanistan. Due to the good performance of many young players, the team has got many options for the T20 World Cup to be held in June. India has played 11 T20s after the ODI World Cup last year. Due to some senior players being given rest, the team management got a chance to try young players like Jitesh Sharma and Shivam Dubey.
The Indian team has prepared a list of its probable players before the ICC T20 World Cup. As an all-rounder, India got Shivam Dubey as an alternative to Hardik Pandya in the series played against Afghanistan. He was elected Player of the Series in the comeback series. India also has a lot of options as a wicketkeeper. At this time, Ishan Kishan’s path seems difficult because coach Rahul Dravid has also hinted at the return of Rishabh Pant after the car accident.
Dravid’s statement regarding Rishabh Pant
In wicketkeeping, India has the options of Jitesh, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant and the coach did not rule out the possibility of anyone playing. He said, “We have many options.” Sanju, Kishan and Rishabh are all there. It has to be seen what the conditions will be in the next few months and a decision will be taken accordingly.
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Tags: India vs Afghanistan, Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma
FIRST PUBLISHED: January 18, 2024, 14:59 IST