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The series between India and Afghanistan will be held in January.
The T20 World Cup will be played in June 2024.
New Delhi. These days the Indian team is busy preparing for the T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2024). There are only 3 T20 matches left before the mega event which is against the Afghanistan team. However, IPL 2024 will be the target of many players. While some players seem to have secured their place for the T20 World Cup, some are fighting for their place. One of these issues is wicketkeeping. For which the picture will be clear after IPL 2024.
The Indian team has Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma and KL Rahul as wicketkeepers. Now the question is which of these players can prove to be the first choice in the T20 World Cup. As for Sanju Samson, he seems far removed from the T20 format. In the T20 series against West Indies, he failed to hit a four at the venue. At the same time, Ishan Kishan, who grabbed everyone’s attention with his batting, was part of the squad for the T20 series against Australia. Apart from this, youngster Jitesh Sharma was also tried as a wicketkeeper, but he missed a golden opportunity against South Africa.
KL Rahul may return
Currently, Ishan Kishan will be the first choice wicketkeeper in T20. Apart from this, KL Rahul, who is in great form in the World Cup, can also return. He played his last T20 match in November 2022. Now it will be interesting to see if Rahul makes a comeback in the T20 series against Afghanistan or not. The series will start from January 11. The T20 World Cup will be held in June. In such a situation, if Rishabh Pant gets fit, this competition will increase more.
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Rahul is eager to play T20
KL Rahul was not part of the squad for the T20 series against South Africa. But in ODIs he is the captain of the team. Before the start of the ODI series, he made it clear in his statement that he is looking forward to the T20. Rahul said in the press conference, ‘I will be wicketkeeping and batting in the middle order in this ODI series. The captain and management will be happy to play any role they want in the Test series. Yes, I want to play for my country in T20 too.
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Tags: ICC T20 World Cup, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Team India
First published: December 17, 2023, 06:31 IST