India’s squad for World Cup 2023 – Rahul vs Kishan: Who will be India’s first choice keeper?

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Kishan vs Rahul: Who will win the race?

It is a great show of confidence shown by the selectors and team management KL Rahul Despite this he has not played a competitive game since May. But this confidence perhaps stems from the fact that India probably have four matches – if they reach the final – in the Asia Cup matches followed by three ODIs against Australia, giving them good matches to test their preparations. Will get a chance.

However, teams have the provision to change their squads without ICC approval till September 28, when the ODI matches against Australia will be over.

Rahul’s utility as a wicketkeeper-batsman in the middle order first arose after Rishabh Pant’s injury in January 2020. Rahul smashed 80 off 52 balls at number five in India’s series-levelling win over Australia. in Rajkot, After that series, Kohli had clearly stated his support for Rahul and that he needed to be given more opportunities, both with the gloves and in the middle order, before being tested.

Kohli is no longer the captain of India, but Rahul is also getting support from the current team management. Since January 2020, in 17 innings at No. 5, Rahul averages 56.53 and has a strike rate of 99.45 with seven half-centuries and one century. However, the path back to number 5 may not be straightforward.

main selector Ajit AgarkarHe also did not tell who would be the first choice wicketkeeper. that’s because Ishan KishanThe outgoing leader has boosted his credibility in recent times. Kishan not only brings the left-handed element India’s top order currently lacks Tilak Verma Outside, but he has shown the versatility to bat anywhere as per the team’s requirement.
He opened the batting Fastest ODI double century in Bangladesh In December last year. More recently, he has scored four consecutive half-centuries (three in the West Indies and one in the Asia Cup opener against Pakistan). Turn against pakistan was particularly impressive as it was a rearguard effort under pressure at number 5, a position in which he had never batted before. His knock of 82 off 81 balls in a century partnership with Hardik Pandya took India to 66 for 4 against one of the best limited overs attacks in the world currently.

“It’s a good headache,” Agarkar said after India’s World Cup squad was announced on Tuesday. He said, “Ishan played a brilliant innings (against Pakistan). He usually opens, but you should deal with the headache (who will be the first choice wicketkeeper) and not that. When he (KL Rahul) comes, it will be like this. will be.” Negotiate, but at least you have two options. The captain-coach will sit and decide what is best for the team on a given day. We are happy that we have two options who will fight for a place in the team. other way round.”

With Shreyas Iyer getting ample playing time at No. 4, India could also choose either Kishan or Rahul as the reserve batsman. This would have left room for a genuine offspinner, which Agarkar acknowledged could make a difference, or perhaps even an additional seamer like Prasidh Krishna.

However, the selectors have selectively opted for some batting insurance Suryakumar Yadav – More on experience than recent form. In such a situation, Suryakumar’s ODI figures are moderate. This is something he himself recently called “not good enough”. Suryakumar has been a part of India’s ODI team for over a year and has averaged a decent average in 24 innings. In comparison, Tilak, who is part of the Asia Cup squad, is uncapped in the format and is only a few games old in international cricket.

Can Akshar and Jadeja be included in the same XI?

Akshar Patel made his debut in 2014 And has played 52 ODI matches so far. Of these only Eight has featured both him and Ravindra Jadeja In the same XI. This is largely due to both of them being left-arm spinning all-rounders, who are seen as competitors for a spot in the playing eleven.

In this World Cup, there is no doubt that Jadeja could be an automatic inclusion as a spin-bowling all-rounder, potentially at No. 7. But because India wants depth in the batting beyond No. 7 – a point on which Rohit was emphasizing – there is an option for India to have Jadeja at No. 7 and either Axar or Shardul Thakur at No. 8, depending on the circumstances. There is a realistic possibility of keeping Kuldeep Yadav as a frontline wrist spinner.

When Rohit was asked about balancing his eleven, he said, “It’s both, we have focused on the depth of bowling and batting.” “We need to create depth (in batting). We found that the team was lacking for the last few years. We wanted to make sure that we somehow get depth in batting. When you talk about depth, the number Number 8 and number 9 become important.

“We also saw it in the first game here in the Asia Cup, where we were left a bit behind batting at the back end (India finished on 266 despite expecting more). It tells you that your 8-9 -How important is the 10 -11, their job is not just to come and bowl but also contribute with the bat. We reached 265 (266); if we had played the full 50 overs, we could have scored 10-15 more runs. (India all out in 48.5)’ This is the difference between the margin of victory and defeat.

“We have talked to the boys about how important their role is going to be, they have to get their hands up to do the job with the bat as well. We understand the importance of making the right combination. Sometimes when you are in need of something By trying to fix you’ll miss something that isn’t even broken. We just have to try to use the available resources as best we can.”

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