IPL 2022: Ravi Shastri Opens Up On Selecting Between Dinesh Karthik, Ishan Kishan For Team India

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has recommended that Dinesh Karthik ought to be in the squad for the T20 World Cup 2022. He accepts that the veteran wicketkeeper-player will be a superior wagered for the Indian side when contrasted with Ishan Kishan.

He referred to the experience and current form of the two players as the justification behind his decision.

He Will Be In The Squad: Ravi Shastri Backs Dinesh Karthik

Talking on ESPNcricinfo, Shastri brought up that Karthik has additionally demonstrated that he is extremely fit during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2022).

Moreover, he expressed that Karthik’s capacity to play the pull shot and the cut shot will be an additional benefit on the Australian tracks.

“I will go with the current form and the conditions. The kind of shots that can be played there and the experience coming into play, there’s no doubt about that. And when it comes to the fitness of a player, he is as fit as anyone around,” Shastri said.

Notwithstanding, he featured that it will not be simple for Karthik to come to the playing XI. Shastri believed that the 36-year-old could without a doubt be a part of the squad for the marquee event.

He added: “He won’t make it to the 11, but he’ll be in the squad. I’m looking at Australia and the kind of conditions and pitches that are there and the kind of shots he has – the cut and the pull.”

Rishabh Pant has been the best option as wicketkeeper-batter for India across all formats of the game. Additionally, with the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya moving forward in this IPL season, an intense rivalry for the finisher’s spot in the Indian XI is going on.

Dinesh Karthik Enjoying Stellar Season With RCB

In the interim, Dinesh Karthik’s IPL profession got another life after he was gotten by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for ₹5.50 crore at the auction. He has snatched the open door with two hands and has been performing great in the job of a finisher for his side.

He has amassed 210 runs from eight matches in the current season so far. It is worth focusing on that he has been dismissed only twice so far in 8 innings and has a grand strike rate and an average of 200 and 105 respectively to his name.

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