- Especially, questions will be raised on the place of Rishabh Pant. Because a wicketkeeper has presented his claim in front of the selectors by showing his stormy performance.
Rishabh Pant: The schedule for the Champions Trophy has been announced. The ICC informed on Tuesday, December 24 that this fifty-over tournament will be played in Pakistan and under the hybrid model, in which all the matches of Team India will be held in Dubai. The remaining matches will be played in Pakistan. After the schedule is announced, the eyes of Indian cricket fans are fixed on what will be the squad of Team India for this tournament.
There is going to be a lot of confusion regarding wicketkeeping. Especially questions will be raised about the place of Rishabh Pant. Because a wicketkeeper has presented his claim in front of the selector by showing his stormy performance. Let us tell you what is the matter
Question on the selection of Rishabh Pant in Team India for the Champions Trophy
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When Rishabh Pant was injured in the last ODI World Cup, KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan were given a chance as wicketkeepers in Team India. Kishan was the second wicketkeeper. But after some time Kishan had a dispute with BCCI, after which he was dropped from Team India.
Also, BCCI took away his central contract. He was removed from the central contract because he ignored domestic cricket. But now Kishan has rectified his mistakes.
Ishan Kishan’s recent form is excellent
Ishan Kishan is playing domestic tournaments of all formats. Along with this, he has also shown excellent performance in these matches. Recently, while playing against Manipur in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he scored a brilliant 134 runs in 78 balls. He hit 16 fours and 6 towering sixes during his innings.
He has scored runs at a strike rate of more than 171. This performance of Kishan has come to the fore when India has to play the ICC Champions Trophy in a few days. In such a situation, the wicketkeeper has presented his claim in front of the selectors, which is a matter of tension for Rishabh Pant.
Kishan’s performance is better than Pant’s in ODIs
Let us tell you that Rishabh Pant is fit now. The selection of KL Rahul as the second wicketkeeper is also certain. Because Rahul is a great batsman in ODIs. But Pant is not that good a player in ODIs. This is being said after seeing his performance. He has played 31 ODIs so far and has scored 871 runs in them at an average of 33.
These include one century and five half-centuries, while if we look at Kishan’s ODI career, he has played 27 matches, in which he has scored 933 runs at an average of 42. He has scored 1 century and 7 half-centuries. He has also scored 210 runs. The figures clearly show that Kishan is better than Pant. In such a situation, if the selectors prefer Kishan over Pant, then it will not be a surprise.