Ravi Shastri wants Rishabh Pant for India’s match against England. Because “a left-hander should be there to disturb the England attack.” In India’s final Super 12 game against Zimbabwe, Rishabh Pant perform poorly.
The Indian team needs two more games to win a title at ICC competitions. But the Men in Blue will need to play flawlessly in those two games since. They will be up against a dangerous but underachieving English team in the semi-final encounter in Adelaide. Dinesh Karthik should be trade for the dynamic Rishabh Pant. According to former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri. Even if the Indian squad won’t alter its winning lineup.
When it comes to its wicketkeeper-batters, Rohit Sharma’s team has been weak, as neither Dinesh Karthik nor Rishabh Pant have been able to take advantage of their opportunities in the 2017 T20 World Cup. Although the team management has preferred the seasoned Karthik, Shastri believes Pant is a more logical pick given England’s bowling onslaught.
“Dinesh is a lovely team player. But when it comes to a game against England or New Zealand, just seeing their attack, I think you need a robust left-hander who can turn it on and is a match-winner and a left-hander. Pant has done well against England. He recently won a match on his win against England, a one-day game. I would go with Pant, not just because he played here, but because of the X-factor angle, he can bring to the semi-final,”
Shastri told.
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Since there isn’t another left-handed batsman in their top five, the former Indian cricketer claimed that the southpaw gives the Indian batting another depth. Given the shorter square boundaries and the quantity of left-arm bowlers in the English side, he believes Pant’s participation was the right call.
“You are playing in Adelaide, short boundaries square, another reason why a left-hander should be there to disrupt the England attack. If you have too many right-handers, there is a sense of sameness to it. England have a nice attack, a varied attack of left-handers and right-handers. You need a left-hander in your team, who can be dangerous and win you a game in the back overs even if you have lost 3 or 4 wickets at the top,”
Shastri added.