Dinesh Karthik vs Rishabh Pant – India T20 WC Squad: Is Dinesh Karthik a better choice for India than Rishabh Pant in the Indian Playing XI? The BIG DEBATE in Indian Cricket has started. Social media is abuzzing with the question. Media and Cricket experts are continuously debating the same. Karthik’s Rajkot heroics have further made everyone question – Isn’t Karthik a better choice than Pant for India as they zero down on T20 World Cup squad: Follow IND vs SA Live Updates with InsideSport.IN
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Dinesh Karthik vs Rishabh Pant: How Karthik’s RESURGENCE & Pant’s inconsistency makes us ask this QUESTION?
- Karthik solidified his case, even more, stronger as the designated finisher of the Indian team.
- The 37-year-old smashed 55 runs off just 27 balls in the fourth T20I against South Africa.
- Skipper Rishabh Pant’s wretched run in the series continued as he was out for just 17 runs. With each passing game, the pressure on the southpaw is growing.
- Experts have already started questioning his place in the T20 format.
INDIA T20 WC Squad: Is Dinesh Karthik a better choice for India than Rishabh Pant in Indian Playing XI? 3 Stats which gives Karthik an edge over Pant
IND T20 WC Squad: Dinesh Karthik vs Rishabh Pant comparison in IPL
Dinesh Karthik vs Rishabh Pant – IPL 2022 Showed who is the BOSS? Karthik sizzled with the bat as the finisher of the side in IPL 2022 season.
The right-hand batter scored 330 at an impressive strike rate of 183.33. His strike rate was the best for the batters who scored runs above 300. Karthik remained unbeaten on seven occasions in RCB’s wins in the league stages of IPL.
On the other hand, Pant struggled to score a single fifty in season 15 of IPL 2022.
The southpaw managed to score 340 runs in 14 matches at an average of 30.91. The youngster batted at a crucial number four position but failed to post big scores onboard on a consistent basis.
INDIA T20 WC Squad: Is Dinesh Karthik a better choice for India than Rishabh Pant in Indian Playing XI? 3 Stats which gives Karthik an edge over Pant
IND vs SA LIVE – Has Rishabh Pant really delivered in T20 Cricket? The shocking stats below will tell you Pant really struggles in T20. He is yet to MASTER the format.
- Of all the nine Indian batters who have batted 40 or more times in T20Is, Pant’s average and strike rate is the worst.
- His average after the fourth T20I against South Africa now reads 23.12 in 41 innings.
- The southpaw’s strike is also a dismal 124.16 in 47 T20I matches.
- In the ongoing T20 series against South Africa, Pant has scores of 29, 5, 6, and 17.
- On all four occasions, he has got out chasing the wide ball outside off stump. Two times he has been dismissed by the SA spinner Keshav Maharaj.
Nine Indians have batted 40 or more times in T20Is.
None have a worse average or worse strike-rate or fewer sixes than Rishabh Pant 👀
What’s your take on his place in the T20I side?#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/n2GgcsF1Pt
— CricXtasy (@CricXtasy) June 17, 2022
IND vs SA Live: Dinesh Karthik’s growing prowess as the finisher of the side
- Karthik was the best finisher in IPL 2022 season due to insane consistency. Be it the pressure of run-chase or setting up targets, the wicketkeeper-batter essayed every role to perfection.
- The RCB finisher finished the IPL 2022 on a high. He carried the same form into the SA T20 series
- In the four matches that the 37-year-old has played has scored 92 in four games.
- His strike rate of 158.62 is the second-best behind David Miller. Karthik has lived up to the tag of a finisher in the Blue jersey as well
- He has solidified his reputation as the dependable finisher of the Indian side
INDIA T20 WC Squad: Is Dinesh Karthik a better choice for India than Rishabh Pant in Indian Playing XI? 3 Stats which gives Karthik an edge over Pant
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