Doubt Pant will get a look in: Saba Karim reflects on Karthik starting at number 6 spot
India Today
Former India wicket-keeper batter Saba Karim has weighed in on the Rishabh Pant-Dinesh Karthik debate for the number six spot. The 54-year-old doubts Pant will get a look in as Karthik seems to be the preferred option in that role.
Former India wicket-keeper batter Saba Karim has weighed in on the Rishabh Pant-Dinesh Karthik debate for the number six spot. The 54-year-old doubts Pant will get a look in as Karthik seems to be the preferred option in that role.
The former India player said Team India seems to have found the right combination with Karthik at number 6, and he doubts Pant will get a look in now.
"They feel that they need more of his kind of a player at number six who can do the finisher's role in a much better manner because Rishabh Pant in that kind of particular role has not been tried before and places above that have kind of been sorted. So, I do have my doubts that Rishabh Pant will get a look in because the Indian team has kind of found the right combination," said Karim.
The former India wicket-keeper also backed the team management's call to go ahead with Karthik for the finisher's role.
"Well, there is always a possibility, but I think the Indian team management have decided to go ahead with Dinesh Karthik, which is not a bad move," Karim added.
In the recently concluded T20I series against Australia, Karthik was picked for all the three matches, while Pant was picked only for the second T20I, where he didn't get an opportunity to bat. With Hardik Pandya being rested for the upcoming South Africa series, Pant could get his chance to make an impression.
