Rishabh Pant’s selection is getting the most criticism. With left-handed batsman Jadeja ruled out due to injury in the Asia Cup, they sat out Dinesh Karthik and gave left-handed batsman Rishabh Pant a chance. However, Rishabh Pant did not perform well to prove his mettle. In this case, Rishabh Pant has also got a place in the T20 World Cup team.
Persistent Confusion:
Thus, it is still not clear whether Dinesh Karth will get a place in the playing eleven in the T20 World Cup 2022 series or Rishabh Pant will get the chance again.
Both of them cannot be included in the XI. If that happens, the Indian team will have to field with only 5 bowlers. The team management will never like this. Perhaps only if opener KL Rahul is removed and Kohli gets a chance to open, both Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant will get a chance. Chances of this are also very low.
Thus, it is almost certain that only one of Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant will get a chance in the T20 World Cup series.
Gavaskar Interview:
In this case, Sunal Gavaskar, the former player of the Indian team, who is currently giving an interview to a newspaper, was asked who will get a chance in the T20 World Cup between Rishabh and Dinesh Karthik.
Gavaskar replied, “Both Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik should definitely be in the playing eleven. Rishabh Pant at number 5, Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Pandya at the next two places should be alternately fielded. The next ones should be bowlers only. Taking an extra bowler, we line up the run-scoring. Both captain and coach of the Indian team should be ready to take risks.
“How can you win if you don’t take risks?” Therefore, only if you take a risk, you will get the benefit of it,” he said. In other words, he said that Akshar Patel, who was included due to Jadeja’s injury, should be left out and Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant should be included.