Ashish Nehra Names Two Challengers Against Rinku Singh As Finishers For T20 World Cup Spot

After his hard-hitting batting style in the ongoing India vs Australia series, Rinku Singh is seen as one of the powerful prospects for India as finisher. However, former Indian pacer Ashish Nehra feels that there are two key challengers against Rinku Singh for the finisher’s role.

In the recent 4th ODI against Australia, Rinku Singh hit 46 runs off 29 balls with 4 boundaries and 2 sixes. In the 2nd T20I, the left-handed batter slammed an unbeaten 31 runs off 9 balls to help India post a mammoth 235-run knock. He also played a key role in the 1st T20I, hitting a six off the final ball to drive the team to victory.

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Ashish Nehra Names To Competitors For Rinku Singh

While speaking to Jio Cinema ahead of the India vs Australia 5th T20I, cricketer-turned-commentator Ashish Nehra spoke about Rinku Singh’s chances in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. He named two youngsters who can be big challengers to Rinku Singh for the finisher’s spot in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. He said that Jitesh Sharma and Tilak Varma are also worthy of grabbing that spot.

“There is no doubt that Rinku Singh is a contender for inclusion in India’s T20 World Cup squad. But the World Cup is still far away and the spot he’s fighting for has many challengers. You can look at Jitesh Sharma and Tilak Varma. We’ll have to discuss the positions where Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya will play”, Ashish Nehra said.

“So we have to see how many spots are available in the 15-member squad. But one thing is sure, he has opened everyone’s eyes and put everyone under pressure. But there’s still a lot of time to go. The trip to South Africa is coming up, followed by the IPL,” the Gujarat Titans coach further added.

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Ashish Nehra also lauded Mukesh Kumar for his bowling prowess in the ongoing India vs Australia T20I series. He said that he has been terrific in the deathovers.

“In these circumstances, Mukesh Kumar has been a big positive for India. The way he has bowled with wet balls, his execution of yorkers and bowling in the death overs has been terrific,” Nehra said.

Rinku Singh has scored 99 runs in 3 games so far at a marvelous strike rate of 190+. Mukesh Kumar accounts for 1 wicket across 3 games at an economy of 9.50. However, he has bowled some tight overs in the death. India vs Australia 5th T20I is set to take place on Sunday, November 3 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.