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Rohit Sharma Bhuvneshwar Kumar

be in the starting eleven. Asia Cup.
“The dare of Rishabh Pant and “I was surprised that the team
the courage for him, the way in which was not able to figure out a formida-
he takes on bowling attacks. I think ble playing eleven in the Asia Cup. I
he’s got to be a must in that Indian rate Rohit Sharma as a great captain.
line-up. They can play together, but I He has done well as a captain in the
think Rishabh Pant has definitely got IPL but he looked in doubt regard-
to be in there,” Gilchrist said. ing team selection during Asia Cup.
Pant has 934 runs in 58 T20Is at Dinesh Karthik is playing in front of
an average of 23.94 and a strike rate Rishabh Pant at the moment and after
of 126.21. The highly regarded wick- Bumrah returns, I think that this is the
etkeeper batsmen hasn’t quite suc- team that will play in the World Cup,”
ceeded in this format as much as was predicted Kaif
predicted. INDIA-SA SERIES GOOD
Karthik, on the other hand, has PREPARATION: KLUSENER
transformed into an effective finisher
thanks to his standout performances outh African legend Lance
in the Indian Premier League. He has Klusener said on Thursday that
also managed to force his way back She feels Indian white-ball crick-
into the India T20I team and the T20 et needs to be consistent. The former
World Cup squad. all-rounder who was in Delhi for the
The Australian great made ref- Legends League Cricket (LLC) said
erence to Karthik’s versatility and did that the Indian team needs to back
not completely rule out pairing the good performances with another one.
two of them together. Rishabh Pant Talking about the upcoming In-
“It’ll be interesting to see if they dia-South Africa series, the all-round-
can both play in the same team. I think er said that the series is great prepara-
they can. What they bring to a team ... turning to form, India should win the “I am a fan of the rule which pe- tion for both teams for the upcoming
the versatility of Dinesh Karthik, he finals of the World Cup,” said Kaif nalizes teams during the match for world cup. He also talked about the
can play at the top of the order, he while speaking exclusively to ANI on their slow over rate by allowing just 4 Proteas’ chances at the World Cup
can, as he has done more so later in Thursday. fielders outside the 30-yard circle after and said that the conditions in Austra-
his career, be in the middle and late He also talked about the recent exceeding the allotted time limit for lia will suit the team.
overs to finish. He has a really nice change in rules brought in by ICC. completion of the inning. Earlier play- “Australian conditions will suit SA
touch game,” the former Australian Kaif was vocal about the Supersub ers were fined after the match but this players as conditions are similar. In-
player said. rule, stating that he is not a fan of the rule allows for the impact to be during teresting series in India. Important to
KAIF FEELS INDIA IS A STRONG rule as it is very complicated. the match. The impact was seen have a good performance there. Good
CONTENDER “Not a fan of it, it was implemented during the India-Pakistan Asia Cup preparation time for both the teams”
some time back and was not a success. match and it hurts the captain along said Klusener.
he batsman was in Delhi for It’s complicated and difficult for the with the coach. It then pushes them to “We have seen what IPL has done
the Legends League Cricket captain,” expressed the former player. improve on this aspect,” opined Kaif. for Indian cricket. There are IPL-
Tand said that expectations will The former Indian batter was in Talking about the recent per- owned teams in the league and we
be high from the Indian team at the favour of the slow over-rate rule that formance of the Indian team and will see the long-term benefit of it for
World Cup, especially after key play- ICC has brought in saying that the rule the captainship of Rohit Sharma he the local South African players,” ex-
ers found their form. “There are a lot impacts the game which was not the said that he was surprised about the pressed the South African on the ben-
of expectations as they have a good case earlier as players would be later way the Indian captain was confused efits of IPL franchises owning teams
strong team and with key players re- fined for it. about the team selection during the in the South African T20 league.

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