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Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik. (Photo: Twitter)

One of the key features of the squad is the inclusion of 2 wicket-keepers – Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik. While Rishabh Pant has been struggling for runs, Dinesh Karthik has done well with the bat yet it is the former who gets a consistent run in the playing XI.

The battle for the wicketkeeper’s role will be decided between Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik. In the Asia Cup 2022, Rishabh Pant had gotten the nod over Dinesh Karthik in the Super 4 round of the tournament. Moreover, Rishabh Pant is the only left-hander in the team’s batting order and has the quality to bat at any number.

Dinesh Karthik is batting at a strike rate of 150+ since his comeback and has given solid finishes and won a few games on his merit this year. Against Australia, Dinesh Karthik scored 17 runs in 3 games. He was unbeaten in 2 innings. In one game, he slammed a four and six in the final over when the team needed 9 runs. In the previous T20I against South Africa, the right-handed batsman slammed 63 runs in 2 innings, with a 46-run knock in one match.

A poor performance in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up game may end his hopes of playing all matches in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and result in his premature exit from the T20I setup.

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