New Delhi:
To boost preparations for the T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2024), in the only warm-up match before the mega event against Bangladesh on Saturday, when Team India won the toss and went into bat, fans included Yashshwi Jaiswal in the eleven. I was surprised not to see that. But Manjrekar had left Jessel out of his XI before the match, so the management has also approved Manjrekar’s idea. This means Jessel is out of the team’s planning XI for the match against Ireland on June 5.
Manjrekar left out Jaiswal while talking to Star-Sports about his XI before the match. He said that he will pick Jaiswal in his eleven only if Rohit and Virat Kohli do not open the innings, but considering the experience of these two great batsmen, Jaiswal will have to sit out.
The former batsman said that when you look at the batting order, you can see how it unfolds further. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli. Unfortunately, there is no place for Jaiswal here as Kohli will not bat at number three. And this truth had to be accepted. He said that I would like to keep Jaiswal out only when Rohit and Virat don’t open the innings. At the same time, Manjrekar kept Rishabh Pant first to bat at number four despite Sanju’s good form.
The former cricketer said that at number three you can field Suryakumar Yadav and then Rishabh Pant. I want to see Pant come back in form soon as he is a big match winner. India’s problem in ICC events has been whether to win the semi-final or the final. And to do this he needs a big match winner. We know Pant well and he is a big player on a big stage, who can handle a lot of pressure.