There's a lot of buzz around the Indian cricket team's 15-member squad for the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup 2024, especially for the wicket-keeper spot in the playing XI. A lot of players are performing extremely hard in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 to prove their worth and seal their spot in the Indian team that will fly to the USA for the mega tournament. Former England pacer Stuart Broad has given his pick for India's wicket-keeper for the upcoming ICC tournament. He is backing Rishabh Pant and believes that the Delhi Capitals captain is ready for the job.
Stuart Broad picks Rishabh Pant for T20 World Cup 2024
The spot for India's wicket-keeper in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 has a lot of fighting candidates. Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, Dinesh Karthik, Sanju Samson, and Jitesh Sharma are the front-runners for that position.
However, Broad has said that if he was the selector, Pant would be his pick for the position. He advocated his statement on the basis of Pant's performance in the Indian Premier League. The pacer believes Pant is ready and good to go for the mega tournament.
"The selection for the Indian team is up in the air a little bit. You have some players pending in that team. Rishabh Pant’s probably the one on whom there’s a lot of discussion about. There was a shot I saw him play against KKR, a no-look flick over deep square leg for six. The moment he played that shot, I thought, he has got to be in that T20 World Cup squad. He’s ready. He’s good to go," Broad said on Star Sports.
"He has taken a huge amount on; he’s been out of the game for such a long period. He’s captain, he’s wicketkeeper, he’s batting 3, 4, 5. There’s a huge amount on his plate already. I’d like to see him be an Impact Sub in a couple of games, taking a bit of the workload off his shoulders. He’s a match-winner, so I think if I was the selector, he’d be my wicketkeeper in the World Cup squad," he added.
Pant in IPL 2024
Rishabh Pant made his much-awaited return to competitive cricket with IPL 2024 after being out of action for over a year due to a horrific car accident. The star player has scored 210 runs in 7 matches so far. This also includes a couple of fifties.
Pant is leading his side from the front in the tournament and has even revived their IPL 2024 campaign after a stunning victory over Gujarat Titans. They are currently placed at the number 6 in the points table.
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