IND vs AUS: He's Not Someone Who's Gonna Get Many Chances- Dinesh Karthik Slaps BCCI And Indian Team Management With Indirect Jibe

Following the one-day international series win against New Zealand, India clinched the three-match T20I series 2-1. The Men in Blue lost the first match but bounced back to win consecutive matches. Dinesh Karthik believes that the team management should give a long run to Rahul Tripathi at No. 3 in T20 Internationals unless Virat Kohli returns to the lineup.

Rahul Tripathi emerged as an intent merchant and showed his aggression right from the start of his innings. Tripathi struggled in the first two matches, but in the last match he showed his ability with the bat with a strike rate of 200. He played a brilliant cameo innings of 44 off just 22 balls in the series-deciding match at Ahmedabad on Wednesday, February 1.

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His Team Needs Him To Do That – Dinesh Karthik

During a discussion on Cricbuzz, Dinesh Karthik praised Rahul Tripathi for his “intent” approach and said that there is no need to think about replacing him in the near future. The veteran wicketkeeper batter stated that Tripathi takes high-risk options because the team requires it.

“Whatever I’m going to say now, I don’t think it’s for Rahul Tripathi, it’s for all cricket fans, who follow Indian cricket very closely. Please don’t have temporary amnesia in the near future, because the names replacing him will be big. And then we might go and look at the score and say he just scored a 40 or a 30,” Dinesh Karthik said.

“Let’s be aware of the situation, the intent and the context every time he has walked in. Selflessly, knowing probably his career was on the line but still taking the aggressive option, still taking the big shot option, high risk option. Trusting to do that because his team needs him to do that in a must-win game,” he added.

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He Deserves That Indian Team Number 3 Spot – Dinesh Karthik

The Tamil Nadu cricketer praised the right-handed batsman for his selfless attitude and said that he should be given the long rope. Karthik said that if Virat Kohli is not around the team, then Tripathi should play at the No. 3 position in the T20I team.

“I think we shouldn’t forget that in 3 months time, 6 months time. Maybe he’ll have a good IPL, maybe he won’t, but he deserves that Indian team number 3 spot whenever that comes. If Virat Kohli chooses to play okay, but if Virat Kohli is not around, he should be the first choice, not someone who has done well somewhere else.”

“When his career was on the line, he did a fabulous job in the last game against Sri Lanka and this game. He’s not someone, who’s gonna get many chances, still he went out with that aggression, took high risk options and did exactly what the captain and the coach wanted.”

Rahul Tripathi made his T20I debut against Sri Lanka and has played five T20I matches so far in his career. He scored 97 runs at an average of 19.4 and an impressive strike rate of 144.8.

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