It is a difficult task to select Team Eleven to play in the first ODI between India and England on Tuesday (March 23). A day before the match, Virat Kohli made it clear at a press conference that he will start with Rohit Sharma on behalf of Shikhar Dhawan in the ODI series. However, despite this, Virat faces many challenges regarding the batting order. At the same time, it is interesting to see who among the KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant are ranked as the wicketkeeper. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Deepdas Gupta said if given the latest form, Pant could be preferred over Rahul.
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Speaking to Sports Today on the question of former wicketkeeper Pant vs. Rahul, ‘Virat has already said that Shikhar and Rohit will open on behalf of the team. If you go by the numbers, KL is batting well in fifth place and wicketkeeping too. KL Rahul has performed well in this position in recent times, but if you look at the latest form, he is Rishabh Pant. The big question is what will happen to KL Rahul now. I don’t know, it’s going to be a tough decision. On the one hand you have Rishabh Pant to bat in the developing 5th place as a cricketer, you want him to stay in the team, it helps him.
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Commenting on Rahul’s future, Deepdas Gupta said, ‘On the other side you have a class player named KL Rahul, who is not currently on the farm. He has lost a place in T20 and has already lost a Test. If he comes out of the ODI squad, I don’t know where he’ll fit in the three forms of Team India. In four innings of the T20 series against England, KL Rahul was only 15 and could not even open his account in two matches. At the same time, Pant’s performance in the Test series against England was spectacular and he appeared in good rhythm on T20.
