IND vs ENG: Do India Really Know What Their Best Team Is In T20 Cricket: Ashley Giles

Ashley Giles, a former England left-arm spinner, has made an interesting insight about Team India’s strategy of frequently changing their playing XI in T20Is in the run-up to the World Cup.

According to him, the Men in Blue are still putting together their strongest team for the forthcoming ICC event.

India made four changes to their playing XI for the dead rubber on Sunday after winning the three-match T20 series against England with one game remaining. The experiment resulted in the visitors losing by 17 runs in Nottingham.

There Are A Lot Of Players Who Can Still Fit Into The Team: Ashley Giles

Following Team India’s defeat, Giles stated that the inaugural T20 World Cup champions still have a few things to work on before this year’s championship. He elaborated further on ESPNcricinfo:

“Do India really know what their best team is right now? DK (Dinesh Karthik) has played some very good cricket but there are a lot of good players to fit into that team. (Deepak) Hooda looks like someone who could be really destructive in the top order and Rishabh Pant could do an excellent job down the backend.

I think there are some things to work out around this keeping position – whether Pant bats at the top or in the middle. We have seen DK bat in this game. It’s very difficult when you go in at the end. But it’s neither here nor there.”

“If KL Rahul is going to come back at the top of the order, I am not sure of the point of continuing with this. It’s better to let Pant bat in the middle and end and let him get the experience there for that World Cup.”

Pant scored 26 and one in two T20Is against England, while Karthik scored 11, 12, and six in three games.

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