IND vs AUS 2022 Dinesh Karthik has unfortunately shown no interest in batting in the top five - Gautam Gambhir picks Rishabh Pant over India s finisher × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Cricket News India vs Australia 2022 News

IND vs AUS 2022 Dinesh Karthik has unfortunately shown no interest in batting in the top five - Gautam Gambhir picks Rishabh Pant over India s finisher

By Anuj Nitin Prabhu Modified 17 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Rishabh Pant (L) and Dinesh Karthik (P.C.:Twitter) Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir has claimed that veteran wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik hasn't proved that he can bat in the top five for the current Indian team. There has been a lot of debate about who among Rishabh Pant and Karthik will get the nod if India were to pick a full-strength team. Many believe it should be 'DK' as Pant failed to impress in the 2022 Asia Cup. However, speaking to Star Sports, Gambhir explained why he wouldn't want to play someone who had restricted himself to playing in just one position. Karthik has largely been deployed only lower down the order, while Pant has played in multiple positions this year. He said: "To start, I will pick Rishabh Pant (over Dinesh Karthik). You can't pick a player in a T20 game just to play 10-12 balls because there is no guarantee that it will come off every time. "Dinesh Karthik has unfortunately shown no interest in batting in the top five and so I will start with Rishabh Pant at [No.] 5. The reasoning shouldn't be that you need a leftie in the middle-order. The reasoning should be that Pant is a match-winner." David@CricketFreakD1Solution 1], problems is, we have all top 7, right handed batters if DK is picked, So Pant(left hander) comes into plans who is highly unreliable and unproved at no. 5! Also Pant brings confusion in batting order, DK is designated finisher and role is clear.1102Solution 1], problems is, we have all top 7, right handed batters if DK is picked, So Pant(left hander) comes into plans who is highly unreliable and unproved at no. 5! Also Pant brings confusion in batting order, DK is designated finisher and role is clear. https://t.co/CbVQjI1cTW Gambhir also spoke about why the Men in Blue can't fit both wicketkeeper-batters in the middle-order. He added: "You can't play both (Pant and Karthik) in the middle-order unless you drop someone like Suryakumar Yadav or KL Rahul and make Pant open the batting. "India simply have to go with six bowling options and the sixth could be anyone from [Deepak] Hooda, Axar [Patel] or [Ravichandran] Ashwin and then Hardik Pandya and the seamers."

I will tell them to tap that inner monster Matthew Hayden on Team India s star batters

Rohit Sharma and Co. have employed an ultra-attacking approach while batting in T20Is this year. While it worked in their first few games, the wheels came off during the 2022 Asia Cup's Super 4s stage. Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden was asked whether the Men in Blue should continue with that fearless approach even in big games like knockouts. Hayden opined that it was important for the Indian top four to play their naturally aggressive game. On this, he stated: "The World Cup is all about handling pressure and executing something that no one else can in that situation. Look at Rohit Sharma how he plays with freedom. If he and the others get into that zone then it's very hard to stop them. "If I am in that camp, I will tell them to tap [into] that inner monster and just liberate it and play freely like you do in gully cricket." The first T20I between India and Australia will be played at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Tuesday, September 20. Get the Latest updates & News on T20 World Cup & Follow us for Live Scores, Schedule, and Squads Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Anantaajith Ra × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी