Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir believes India should consider opening with Ishan Kishan alongside Rohit Sharma in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Gambhir feels KL Rahul can bat in the middle-order in the mega event.
The young wicketkeeper-batter has looked in superlative form in the ongoing T20I series against South Africa. He smacked 76 runs in the first match and followed it up with a quickfire 34 off just 21 balls in the second T20I.
During a discussion on Star Sports, Gautam Gambhir backed Ishan Kishan to continue batting in the top order in the global T20 event. The cricketer-turned-politician said:
“Absolutely. We will have to see if Team India persists with him when KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli come. Will you be tempted to start with him along with Rohit Sharma and play KL Rahul in the middle order? That is a temptation.”
He added:
“You always talk about an X-factor, a fearless approach, whether he scores runs or not, he (Kishan) brings a fearless approach. I will definitely want to persist with him. Australian conditions – bouncy wickets, he likes to play the pull shots, hits the length ball well. So you should probably persist with him till the World Cup.”
Gautam Gambhir Picks India’s Top Order For T20 World Cup
Gambhir named his choice of India’s top-order in their batting line-up for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia later this year. The mega event is more than four months away from now and team India just like their competitors have started its preparations.
“Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma to open, and Suryakumar Yadav at number 3 for me,” Gambhir said.
India under Rohit Sharma will look to go all the way this time around after being knocked out of the group stages last year.
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