One of many main choice complications for the T20 World Cup will pertain to selecting the 2 wicketkeeping positions within the 15-member squad. As many as six gamers – Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Jitesh Sharma and Dhruv Jurel – entered the fray initially of the IPL 2024 season to seize these two spots within the Indian group. At greater than the half-way mark within the ongoing match, the battle discovered a seventh competitor in Dinesh Karthik, who has been in ravishing type down the order for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Regardless of Karthik sparking a recent dialog on the potential World Cup squad, pants has been backed by most veteran cricketers and consultants, particularly after his unbeaten 88 off 43 towards Gujarat Titans earlier this week. Moreover, he has been the main run-getter amongst all seven rivals with 342 runs in 9 matches, laced with three half-centuries, at a strike fee of 161.32. Pant is adopted by samsonwho amassed 314 runs in eight video games, comprising three fifties, at a strike fee of 152.42.
Nevertheless, former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has been most impressed with Karthik's efficiency in IPL 2024, In simply 4 innings he has clobbered 172 runs at a strike fee of 209.75 for RCB. And whereas he backed his place within the World Cup squad, he set a situation for the selectors saying that the 38-year-old ought to solely be picked if he’s assured a spot within the taking part in XI.
“DK (Karthik) has been batting nicely, however the factor with DK is the final time (2022) they picked him and the T20 World Cup was on he didn't get to play,” Yuvraj was quoted by the ICC.
The 2-time World Cup winner added that if the selectors don't consider Karthik as a surety within the Indian taking part in XI, then Pant and Samson ought to be picked within the squad.
“If DK shouldn’t be in your XI I don't assume there’s any level in selecting him,” he added. “There may be Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson and each guys are in nice type and clearly they’re youthful. I want to see DK within the combine, but when he isn’t going to play then you definately would somewhat have somebody who’s youthful and may make the distinction.”
BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar and his fellow members of the choice committee are all set to reportedly meet the Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday in New Delhi on the sidelines of the continued IPL 2024. Rohit is within the capital metropolis for Mumbai Indians' match towards Delhi Capitals on Saturday.
Earlier this week, a PTI report indicated that whereas Pant stays the first-choice keeper for India for the World Cup, KL Rahul has pipped Samson within the race for the back-up slot with selectors feeling that he presents extra vary of pictures than the Rajasthan Royals captain.
