‘Both keepers will definitely be in play,’ says skipper Rohit Sharma on the wicketkeeping options for the semifinal against England. India captain Rohit Sharma has stated unequivocally that both wicketkeepers Rishabh Pant. Dinesh Karthik will be selected for the T20 World Cup semifinal against England.
India captain Rohit Sharma has stated that both Dinesh Karthik. Rishabh Pant are in contention for selection ahead of Thursday’s ICC T20 World Cup 2022 semifinal against England at the Adelaide Oval.
In the ongoing World Cup campaign, Karthik has been India’s first-choice wicket-keeper. Although Pant give a shot in the final Super 12 match against Zimbabwe. However, the southpaw let down by his bat. Walking away with only three runs to his name.
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“But Pant, I said it before the last game, as well, Rishabh was the only guy who didn’t get to play on this tour at all except the two games that we played in Perth. That was an unofficial practice game. But since then he hasn’t had a hit, and he was the only guy who was missing some game time, so we wanted to give him some time and have some options, as well, whether if we want to make changes in the semis or the finals, we should be able to do that,”
Rohit said.
But yeah, it was a little tactical, as well, considering we were not knowing which team we would be playing in the semis before that Zimbabwe game, so we wanted to just give a left-hander an opportunity to counter some of the spinners who bowled in the middle for New Zealand and England. That was the thought, and we thought Rishabh was the guy for us to go and give him some time, as well,”
“But again, what is going to happen tomorrow, I think I won’t be able to tell you right now, but both of the keepers will be in play for sure.”
He added.
It is presently uncertain what choice the team’s management will make on the day of the crucial knockout match. The Men in Blue will be aiming for any of the two wicketkeepers. To score some critical runs while cooperating with. Otherwise strong middle order that features an in-form Suryakumar Yadav and star all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
Meanwhile, India and England will play in an ICC knockout. Encounter for the first time since the Champions Trophy final in 2013. The Indian team, captained by MS Dhoni, defeated the Three Lions in a rain-shortened match that day. It was also India’s final ICC triumph.