India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: The first match will be played in Wellington, there are five contenders for the opening. Can Rishabh Pant get the responsibility?
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India-New Zealand are now going to face each other in the T20 series after being eliminated in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2022. The first match of the three T20 series will be played in Wellington on Friday. In this series, Team India will field with young players as players like Rohit-Virat and Rahul have been rested on this tour. Now in the absence of these legendary batsmen, one question is that what will be the batting order of the Indian team? The most important question in the batting order is regarding the opening position.
Who will be the Indian opener in T20 series? The answer to this question has to be found in the pair of Pandya and Laxman. Let us tell you that there are five contenders for the opening in the Indian team. The question is who will do the opening?
Rishabh Pant will open?
Rishabh Pant is the vice-captain of the team in the New Zealand T20 series and there is a demand to make this player a continuous opening. Pant also got a chance to open against England but his bat did not work. In the early days of his career, Pant was only an opener and in such a situation, can he be tried at the top 2 positions. By the way, Pant can be a better option as an opener. His game is very aggressive and he can score fast runs in the first 6 overs.
Ishan Kishan has shown strength
Another left handed batsman is the opening option. Kishan has also played good innings in T20 International. However, he could not find a place in the T20 World Cup squad. Now Ishan Kishan can be made more mature looking at the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Sanju Samson is also an opening option
Sanju Samson is also an option for opening in T20 International. Although this player is also doing well in the middle order and he is being considered as the next finisher of Team India, but in T20 format, Samson can wreak havoc as an opener.
Deepak Hooda and Gill are also contenders for opening
Deepak Hooda is also a contender for the opening. In the Ireland T20 series, Hood batted in the top order and scored a century with his bat. In such a situation, there can be good options for Hooda opening. Apart from him, Shubman Gill is also a contender for the opening. This right-handed batsman only opens in IPL and apart from this, Gill has good experience of opening in ODI and Test formats as well.
Source: www.tv9hindi.com