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KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant: Who is a better wicketkeeper batter for India in T20 cricket? 

Rahul or Pant in T20 WC 2024?

India has always struggled to a find a permanent wicket batter, both before and after Dhoni era, who managed the spot with elegance for 15 years. Here in this article let’s look at details on Rahul or Pant in T20 WC 2024.

With the T20 World Cup is about to start in couple of months, the Indian side is again facing the same issue, as there is no first-choice wicket keeper option in front of selectors due to inconsistency and injuries of players.  

Rishabh Pant was seen as the player who could replicate Dhoni’s performance for India, and he was given regular chances.

However, his horrific car accident in December 2022 kept him out of action for more than a year before he made his return to competitive cricket in IPL 2024.  

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India did try many options during his absence and included Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, and Jitesh Sharma but the inconsistency factor with them is the biggest cause of concern for the selectors.  

Kishan has played 32 T20Is for India and scored 796 at a strike rate of 124.37. Sanju has featured in 25 T20Is and posted 374 at 133.09.

While Jitesh Sharma is the new entrant in the side and has appeared in 9 games where he fetched 100 runs at 147.05.  

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Here’s a performance list of Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma in T20Is for India:  

Player MatchesInningsRuns Average Strike-rate
Ishan Kishan 323279625.67124.37
Sanju Samson252237418.70133.09
Jitesh Sharma 9710014.28147.05

There is one more option in front of Indian selectors in the form of KL Rahul, who used to open for India sometime back alongside skipper Rohit Sharma but is not fitting in current set up due to the emergence of Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal in the shortest format.  

Rahul kept wickets for India in the ODI World Cup last year, and if he managed to play well in the ongoing IPL, then he will get the preference due to experience.  

However, as Rishabh is back on the field, everyone is watching his fitness and performance very closely, as he is the second most experienced wicketkeeper after KL Rahul.

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Pant was the part of team India in both T20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022. Pant scored 78 runs in 5 games at a strike rate of 125.81 in 2021 World Cup, while scored 9 runs in 2 innings during T20 World Cup 2022.  

Rahul or Pant in T20 WC 2024?

Player MatchesInningsRuns Average Strike-rate
KL Rahul 7268226537.75139.12
Rishabh Pant 665698722.43126.37

 

 

Vineet Vashisht
Vineet Vashisht
Experienced News-writer and presenter with a demonstrated history of working in the sports industry.

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