Rishabh Pant is left out of Irfan Pathan’s ideal XI for the T20 World Cup. Rishabh Pant has received a lot of flak from fans and former cricketers for his poor performances.
The T20 World Cup in Australia is just a few months away. Teams will be looking to finalize their squads for this mega tournament. India currently leads the ICC men’s T20I rankings and will be one of the favorites to lift the trophy in November. Fans continue to speculate on their preferred Indian squad, and several experts have also weighed in. Irfan Pathan, a former Indian all-rounder, has named his ideal eleven but has surprised fans by leaving out some big names.
Rishabh Pant has come under fire from fans and former cricketers for his poor performance. In the recent concluded five-match T20I series against South Africa. He only allowed 58 runs in five innings while striking out 105.45 times. The question now is who will wear the wicket-keeping gloves in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
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Dinesh Karthik is prefer by Irfan Pathan over Rishabh Pant.
Dinesh Karthik returned to international action after a nearly three-year absence following an impressive IPL 2022 season with RCB. He scored 92 runs in four innings against South Africa at a strike rate of 158.62 and is also on the Ireland tour. Karthik is gaining confidence in his role as a finisher, and India can rely on him in difficult situations.
Apart from Karthik, India has another wicketkeeping option in the form of KL Rahul. Who can play in a variety of positions and roles. Pant will need to contribute significantly more with his batting in order to be included in the starting eleven for the upcoming T20I World Cup. Meanwhile, Irfan believes that given the state of the Australian pitches, the Indian team should go with experienced players. Irfan has also named former captain Virat Kohli in his ideal eleven for the T20 World Cup. But he has left out Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant.
“In Australia, strong starts are required because the ball swings and seams. You’ll need an experienced player. Kohli may not have performed well so far, but he has scored a lot of runs in Australia,” Irfan said on Star Sports.
Irfan Pathan’s ideal XI for the T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah.
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