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Former Indian cricket group all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes that Rishabh Pant must be used at No. 3 through the T20 World Cup 2024 opener towards Eire on Wednesday. It was a tactic that India used through the warm-up match towards Bangladesh and it proved to be the precise alternative because the wicket-keeper batter slammed 53 off simply 32 deliveries with 4 fours and 4 sixes. Pathan was requested to pick out the taking part in XI towards Eire and he believes Pant ought to play that position as soon as once more with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli opening the innings for India. He additionally picked Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya.
“I like the concept of Rishabh Pant at No. 3 since you get a left-handed batter at that place. If Pant bats within the powerplay, the technique of trapping him on the off-side could not work as a result of solely two gamers will probably be exterior the 30-yard circle. So, we are able to see any facet of Rishabh Pant,” he stated on Star Sports activities.
Within the bowling division, he picked Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav because the spinners with three pacers – Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj within the taking part in XI.
Pathan additionally stated that he desires to alter the group composition when India begin taking part in in West Indies with Axar Patel offering a strong all-rounder choice at No. 8.
“I need to see three pacers as a result of they’re taking part in within the USA. As soon as they go to West Indies, change the three quick bowlers to 2 and you may have an additional batting choice in Axar Patel who can come at No. 8. However, I can’t embrace Axar in my taking part in XI for the sport towards Eire,” Pathan defined.
Irfan Pathan’s predicted XI for India within the T20 World Cup 2024 match towards Eire: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj.
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