"Let Rinku Score Runs In The Domestic Season" - Gautam Gambhir Feels Selectors Should Not Rush Rinku Singh Into Indian Team
Published - 23 Jul 2023, 12:00 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM
Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir believes that young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has a bright future in international cricket. Gautam Gambhir said that Yashasvi Jaiswal should be part of India’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2024, which is set to be played in the Caribbean Islands and the USA.
Yashasvi Jaiswal received his maiden call-up to the national team following his success in domestic cricket and the IPL. The left-handed batter was included in the Test and T20I squads against the West Indies. He made his Test debut in the series opener and is likely to make his T20I debut.
We Take The 2 Months Of IPL So Seriously – Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir praised Yashasvi Jaiswal’s consistent domestic performances and stated that his selection was purely based on merit.
“In India, the issue is that we take the 2 months of IPL so seriously that whoever does well we add him to the Indian team. Jaiswal has scored a double hundred in domestic cricket both in First Class and One-Day matches,” Gambhir said on News18.
Jaiswal impressed with his batting in IPL 2023, scoring 625 runs in 14 matches with an average of 48.08 and a strike rate of 163.61. He hit a century and five half-centuries in the season.
Do Not Select Anyone After One Season – Gautam Gambhir
The World Cup-winning batter suggested that Rinku Singh should establish himself in domestic cricket before being considered for the national team.
“Rinku Singh’s story is inspiring and he has performed well as well. But do not select anyone after one season,” he further stated.
“Let Rinku score runs in the domestic season and then return to IPL and score runs again and if he is consistent then you can think of adding him to the Indian team,” he concluded.
Rinku Singh was one of the best finds in the last edition of the IPL. The left-handed batter scored 474 runs with an average of 59.25 and a strike rate of 149.53, including four half-centuries.
