IND vs ENG: India vs England Live Updates – One of the raging debates regarding India’s squad selection for the upcoming T20I series against England is about the wicketkeeping spot. Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant are the two players fighting for the position, and according to former cricketer Aakash Chopra, Karthik should be given the place ahead of Pant. Follow IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England live updates.
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Notably, Pant has not been in good touch recently. In the recently-concluded T20I series against South Africa, he scored only 58 runs in five matches at an average of only 14.50, and an equally poor strike rate of 105.45.
IND vs ENG: Rishabh Pant to be AXED from India’s T20 team? Aakash Chopra claims ‘he has THROWN away many opportunities, should not be in PLAYING XI’
Speaking on Pant’s recent struggles, Aakash Chopra said “I don’t see Rishabh Pant in India’s best T20I playing XI currently. There are a lot of concerns, especially in the shortest format. He plays higher up the order for Delhi Capitals, but when it comes to the Indian side, I don’t think that will be the ideal role for him.”
“We’ve seen that he has thrown away a lot of opportunities. He’s cracked the Test code but is still figuring out how to go about in limited-overs cricket,” he further added.
While Rishabh Pant will be playing in the upcoming Test match against England, Karthik will be seen in action in a two-match T20I series against Ireland. He scored 92 runs in the series against South Africa at an average of 46 and a strike rate of 158.62. The two matches against Ireland will provide him with another opportunity to nail his place down in the Indian playing XI for the three T20Is against England, which commences on July 7.
IND vs ENG: Rishabh Pant to be AXED from India’s T20 team? Aakash Chopra claims ‘he has THROWN away many opportunities, should not be in PLAYING XI’
India Squad for England – ENG vs IND squad
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.
Here is the revised schedule for the 2022 India tour of England:
England vs India Test series schedule
5th Test: Edgbaston | July 1-5
England vs India 2022, T20I series schedule
1st T201: Ageas Bowl | July 7
2nd T20I: Edgbaston | July 9
3rd T20I: Trent Bridge | July 10
England vs India 2022, ODI series schedule
1st ODI: Kia Oval | July 12
2nd ODI: Lord’s | July 14
3rd ODI: Manchester | July 17
IND vs ENG: Rishabh Pant to be AXED from India’s T20 team? Aakash Chopra claims ‘he has THROWN away many opportunities, should not be in PLAYING XI’
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