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Virender Sehwag Said- Jitesh Sharma Should be Kept As Reserve Wicketkeeper For T20 WC

Sangeeta Viswas
2 years ago

T20 World Cup 2022: Former India opener Virender Sehwag has said that Jitesh Sharma should be included in India’s team as a reserve wicketkeeper-batsman for the T20 World Cup.

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A good example of your role as a ‘finisher’:-

The 28-year-old Jitesh, playing for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2022), played a fine example of his role of ‘finisher’ against Rajasthan Royals, scoring an unbeaten 38 off just 18 balls.

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T20 World Cup 2022: Sehwag said in ‘Cricbuzz Live – Talking Points’, “He (Jitesh Sharma) has impressed a lot. Should we also include him in the T20 World Cup squad going to Australia?”

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I am asking this question because whoever scores runs, we put him on the list of probables for the World Cup. But there is no doubt that he has impressed me a lot with his game.

T20 World Cup 2022: Sehwag said, “If I had to select the team, I would take him (Jitesh Sharma) to Australia for the T20 World Cup (in September-October) as another wicketkeeper-batsman. go.”

A few players including Ishan Kishan, Dinesh Karthik, and Sanju Samson are vying for the reserve wicketkeeper-batsman’s spot but Sehwag put Jitesh above them all.

Rishabh Pant is wicketkeeper-batsman:-

T20 World Cup 2022: Sehwag (Virender Sehwag) said, “Ishan Kishan is wicketkeeper-batsman, Rishabh Pant is wicketkeeper-batsman, (Wriddhiman) Saha is wicketkeeper-batsman. But in all these the one who impressed me the most was Jitesh Sharma is.

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He bats fearlessly and plays his shots. He knows which ball to play at the cover and which to play at mid-off and mid-on.

Jitesh was bought by Punjab Kings for his base price of Rs 20 lakh. He has scored 162 runs in seven innings so far and has a strike rate of 167.01. He remained unbeaten twice.

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