Rishabh Pant is in the Indian team against England in the semi-final. Dinesh Karthik was seen practicing Panth before the toss. who played four matches for India in the group stage. But Rishabh Pant played against Zimbabwe. India relied on him in the semi-final.
Pant was seen practicing as a wicketkeeper before announcing India’s starting XI on Thursday. Karthik was helping him at that time. 37-year-old Karthik played in the 2007 T20 World Cup. After so many years, he got the chance to play in the World Cup again. But Karthik could not match himself in that way in the group stage. He did not get a run against Zimbabwe. However, Ryan Barle sent him back with a brilliant catch on the boundary.
Rohit was vague about whether Panth will be played in the semi-final or not. Pant played two warm-up matches in Perth. But since then he did not get another chance. If he has to play in the semi-final or final, I wanted to give him a chance before that. I didn’t want to suddenly drop into a match like a knockout. That’s why he was taken.”
“We wanted to bat first,” Rohit said after the toss on Thursday. Played good cricket in this competition. It should be maintained in this match as well. We have played several matches against England recently. It will benefit us. You have to be calm in this match. I was injured. But now I’m fine. It was very difficult for me to choose the first XI. The team that played against Zimbabwe is playing the same.
