“They (Rishabh and Karthik) can play together but I think Rishabh Pant should definitely be in the playing XI,” he said. India have included both Pant and Karthik in the 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia. Pant, however, has failed to consistently perform well in the shortest format which could go against him while choosing to play.
Pant has so far scored 934 runs in 58 T20 Internationals at an average of 23.94 and a strike rate of 126.21 but he has not been able to achieve the same success as Test cricket in this format. Karthik, on the other hand, has established himself as a finisher for quite some time now. But like former captain Ricky Ponting, Gilchrist also believes that both these wicket-keeper batsmen can be kept in the playing XI.
Gilchrist said, ‘It will be interesting if both of them are kept in the playing XI. I think he can do that. Dinesh Karthik can also play in the top order. He can also be used in the middle order and later overs. His game is really good.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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