Team India lately clinched the T20I sequence towards New Zealand 2-1 after defeating the vacationers in the deciding third and ultimate sport at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. All-rounder Hardik Pandya led the Men in Blue as star gamers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma got a relaxation from the T20I leg.
Notably, India head coach Rahul Dravid had talked about that Kohli and Rohit would take a break from T20Is since Test matches and ODIs are a precedence for the seniors as the prime focus is in the direction of World Test Championship and the ODI World Cup. Since the duo hasn’t performed in the shortest format since the T20 World Cup 2022, the followers have began taking a look at their replacements for T20Is.
Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik too joined the debate and picked one participant as a possible replacement for Kohli at quantity three. The Tamil Nadu cricketer went with India’s new batting sensation Rahul Tripathi, terming Tripathi as the most deserving candidate at No. 3 if Kohli is just not round.
“Whatever I’m going to say now, I don’t think it’s for Rahul Tripathi, it’s for all cricket fans, who follow Indian cricket very closely. Please don’t have temporary amnesia in the near future because the names replacing him will be big. And then we might go and look at the score and say he just scored a 40 or a 30,” mentioned Karthik whereas talking at Cricbuzz.
Tripathi had a formidable outing in the third T20I towards the Black Caps, the place he smashed a quickfire knock of 44 runs from 22 balls with the assist of 4 fours and three sixes.
“I think we shouldn’t forget that in 3 months’ time, 6 months’ time. Maybe he’ll have a good IPL, maybe he won’t, but he deserves that Indian team number 3 spot whenever that comes. If Virat Kohli chooses to play okay, but if Virat Kohli is not around, he should be the first choice, not someone who has done well somewhere else,” added Karthik.