Tough Call for Rohit to Choose between Pant or Samson in Playing 11

Tough Call for Rohit to Choose between Pant or Samson in Playing 11

India T20 World Cup 2024: After the IPL, the Indian team will head to the UK for the T20I World Cup. A 15-member Indian team has already been announced for the tournament. The 15 players selected in the squad are showing their mettle in the IPL, so that they can become captain Rohit Sharma's first choice for the playing 11 in the T20 World Cup. In such a situation, there is a close contest between two players for one position of the playing 11. Rohit Sharma will be the captain of the team.

Tough to Choose Pant or Samson

Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson have been included as wicketkeepers in the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup 2024. But who will be captain Rohit's first choice for the playing 11 is going to be very difficult now. After MS Dhoni, Rishabh Pant is India's first wicketkeeper-batsman. However, he didn't play a single game for India. In Pant's absence, Sanju Samson got a chance to play on many occasions. But now both the players are proving themselves in the IPL so that they can play in this big tournament.

Sanju Samson Shown Great Performance

For Sanju Samson, it is always said that there is no consistency in him. He's a good player but he doesn't score runs. However, Sanju Samson has given a befitting reply by scoring runs consistently this season. Samson has scored 471 runs in 11 matches at an average of 67.29. Sanju Samson has scored runs at a strike rate of 163.54. He has also scored 50 + runs 5 times. The special thing is that this is the best average and strike rate of his IPL career so far. In such a situation, this form of Sanju is making him a strong contender for the first wicketkeeper choice.

Rishabh Pant Played Superb in This IPL

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Everyone's eyes were on Rishabh Pant's performance. Rishabh Pant has returned to the field only from IPL 2024. Before this, he had played a professional match at the end of 2022. Rishabh Pant not only made a comeback but also surprised everyone by scoring runs consistently. Pant has so far scored 413 runs in 12 matches at an average of 41.30. During this period, his strike rate has been 156.44 and he has scored 3 fifties. In such a situation, Pant is also not behind in the race of first wicketkeeper choice. But it remains to be seen who will get the first chance in the team.