DeepDas Gupta suggests an opener for T20 World and its not KL Rahul
DeepDas Gupta suggests an opener for T20: With T20 World Cup approaching, there are suggestions, discussions, debates, tests, and trials going around. Experts are predicting their line and some are providing suggestions. Over the last few days when Virat Kohli was not selected for the Zimbabwe tour and was rested for the West Indies series, there was tons of debate. Some were questioning him missing the tour while some accepted it as a good move.
Now that we have the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup in the coming days and months, it would be interesting to see who grabs the spot. While few players are going to make the squad, there is a huge difficulty in selecting from some options. Who would open with Rohit Sharma having grabbed many eyeballs since KL Rahul is injured?
The Indian team has experimented with Rishab and Surya as openers to provide backup.
Former Indian Cricketer suggests third-choice opener
Deepdas Gupta proposed a new name for the opener since team India is experimenting with openers. Deepdas Gupta thinks Prithvi Shaw can be a good option. In a conversation with Cricktracker on YouTube, he says ” Kl Rahul with Rohit as openers would be the first choice. As a third opener, Prithvi Shaw CA is a good option, he has done extremely well in that slot and provides you with a different skill set. He might not give you 70s, 80s, or 100s, but can give you a good start.”
” If we look at Ishan, he has done well internationally, but recently he lost his momentum. There are wicket keepers who are good batsmen. They cannot fit as a keep-batter, but only as a batsman like Ishan, and Dinesh Kartik. Some batters like Jitesh Sharma did well in the IPL, but they are a work in progress. ”
According to a former cricketer, India can build a Squad with 3 Wicket Keepers. ” I think there are quite a few options. I am also looking from a batting perspective. In such a case you can play 2-3 Wicket Keepers in the playing XI. For instance, KL Rahul is the opening batsman, Rishab Pant is in the middle order, and Dinesh Karthik as a finisher. “