IND vs PAK: Sunil Gavaskar Includes Dinesh Karthik And Rishabh Pant In India's Playing XI For Pakistan In ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Opener

India will play their first match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 campaign against fierce rivals Pakistan when they take the field on Sunday, the 23rd of October.

With multiple facets of the game up for debate before the toss, such as team composition, matchday squad, playing eleven and so on, former India captain and cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar shared his thoughts on the team to take on the Babar Azam-led unit in Australia.

Sunil Gavaskar suggests Hardik Pandya can be the sixth bowler in the team

Speaking on ‘Cricket Live’, a popular show on Star Sports, Gavaskar opined, “It’s just that maybe, if they decide to go with six bowlers, with Hardik Pandya being the sixth bowler, then he (Pant) may not be able to find a place, but if they decide to go with Hardik Pandya as a fifth bowler, then Rishabh Pant has an opportunity to bat at number six and Karthik maybe at number seven, followed by the four bowlers. So, that could well happen, we just have to wait and see.”

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“They would certainly want a left-hander in the middle, but looking at the top four, who are in such good form, you sometimes say to yourself, ‘How many overs Rishabh Pant is going to get in? Is he going to get three or four overs? And for three or four overs, is Karthik or Rishabh better?’ So, these are all the situations they will look at and they’ll take a call on this,” explained Gavaskar.

Sunil Gavaskar heap praises on Pakistan’s progress in addressing problem areas

Sunil Gavaskar also touched upon how the Pakistani players have improved their performances on the field.

“I think with their catching, they were much better than what we saw against England. Their ground fielding was very good. So, these are two aspects that were worrying them and they have shown improvement in those areas. So, I don’t think they’ll have any doubts when they’ll take on India on Sunday.”

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