Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma performs a shot as watched by wicket keeper Rishabh Pant throughout their Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty-20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals, on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
| Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
Former India tempo spearhead Zaheer Khan has picked Rishabh Pant as the sole wicketkeeper in his workforce for the T20 World Cup whereas handing out worldwide debut to left-arm seamer Yash Dayal so as to add a brand new dimension to the assault.
One of Zaheer’s most fascinating alternatives was the 26-year-old Dayal, who represents Uttar Pradesh in home cricket and Royal Challengers Bengaluru within the Indian Premier League. He has taken into consideration Mohammed Shami’s harm layoff whereas selecting his squad.
“When I talk about Yash Dayal, it’s a floating spot when the 15 are announced because Mohammed Shami will not be available for the tournament.”
“He’s one bowler that if you need someone to bowl up, you have Yash Dayal. If you want a back-end bowler and if Siraj’s form is spotty, he can be used there as well,” Zaheer instructed Jio Cinema.
Zaheer additionally chosen Delhi Capitals’ captain Pant as the one wicket-keeper in his squad, overlooking others such as Sanju Samson, KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan.
“Rishabh Pant is my only wicket-keeper. I have given more importance to bringing four pace bowlers. You don’t want to sacrifice a fast bowler for another wicketkeeper. You have options like KL Rahul, Sanju Samson, and many want to see Dinesh Karthik.
“At this level, we are able to contemplate Mahendra Singh Dhoni as nicely due to his strike fee! I believe they’re going to concentrate on present gamers like Samson, KL Rahul, and possibly even Jitesh Sharma.
“If you’re building a team for a month-long tournament, your travelling reserve can be your wicketkeeper.”
Zaheer named 16 gamers in his squad, with the caveat that just one participant between Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill and Rajasthan Royals’ opener Yashasvi Jaiswal will probably be chosen as Rohit Sharma’s opening associate.
“The toughest decision the selectors will have to make will be choosing one opener out of two terrific options. Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal, I think only one of them will make it because the think-tank will want flexibility in the team.
“A participant cannot be restricted to only one function, they may want to maneuver across the batting order.”
Zaheer Khan’s India squad for T20 World Cup
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill/Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh
All-Rounders: Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja
Wicket-Keeper: Rishabh Pant
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Dayal, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal.