Rishabh Pant in action during IPL 2024© AFP
Rishabh Pant performed brilliantly with the bat as Delhi Capitals defeated Gujarat Titans in a thrilling IPL 2024 match on Wednesday. The DC captain was in excellent form and scored unbeaten 88 runs in just 43 balls with the help of 5 fours and 8 sixes. This knock has again intensified the discussion about Pant’s possible inclusion in India’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2024. While the wicketkeeper batsman is being considered a top contender, former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull believes that he does not fit in the middle order. Now and with the rumors of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli opening partnership, things would have been easier if he could have batted at No. 3. (IPL 2024 points table)
“He’s getting closer. Can he bat at number three? Because I go back to the team I’m watching (for the T20 World Cup), and he doesn’t fit in the middle-order. If he can, he will get one step closer to the boarding pass,” Doull said on Cricbuzz.
“He’s a better player than a slugger or a hitter. He comes and makes the path for his innings easier. That’s why I say he is a brilliant Test player. He is a good batsman. But I don’t think he is a player who comes out and starts playing hard, not in modern T20 cricket. This is why his numbers are nowhere near as good as they should be. So, my question is, can he bat at number three behind the captain and Virat (Kohli)? He added.
The win took Delhi Capitals to sixth place in the IPL 2024 points table.
“Obviously at 43/3, we just wanted to go ahead and target their main spinners. If we get something, we’ll take it and keep rotating the strike. Every day I’m in the middle So I feel better. In terms of being on the field, I try to give my 100% and sometimes it takes me a while to get the first six. The more confidence I get in the game, the better I feel at the centre,” Pant said in the post-match presentation.
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