I had written previously about the Indias probable in 2019 WC. I definitely believe that Pant doesn't deserve a place at least before Dhoni's retirement.
Let us dig into this little more. First of all those who are supporting Pant are arguing that he has "X" factor and can turn the game on his own. There is no denying that he has "X" factor and can turn the game on his own. Then, why he shouldn't he be part of the Indian dressing room in 2019 WC. Well, to answer that let us look at India's 2011 WC team. Then, we had Viru, Yuvraj and Dhoni as "X" factors and Sachin, Gambhir and Virat provided stability by providing support role.
In present team we have Rohit, Dhawan, and Virat, and Pandya as "X" factors and probably Raydu, Dhoni, and Jadhav/Pandey will provide stability. We need to have right mix of attacking, over attacking, and players playing with responsibility. Also, the way DK plays its nothing less than hard hitting batsman. So definitely we do not need another "X" factor in the playing XI.
Another argument is he is wicketkeeper. However, please note DK and Raydu in the team means we already have good backup. Also, if we decide to have another opener as a backup, and decide to go ahead with KL Rahul then we have another option as wicketkeeper.
Also, please note he had series of failures in T20 before Aus tour. So I would look for a player who is more reliable than "X" factor that Pant possesses.
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by Shikari Shambu on Jan 20, 2019 12:51 PM
Even Rakhi Sawant says she has good knowledge of something and anyone with an opposite view is illiterate or foolish.
The game should go on and it should not be over dependent on any player. As far as one day cricket is concerned, Kapil Dev is the person who brought India into limelight through world cup win by beating the mighty West Indies. Kapil Dev and other great one day players like K. Srikanth, Sachin, Shewag, Yuvraj Singh etc etc retired and the new generation players took over and we are still on top. Dhoni got a chance to play for India at the age of 21, Tendulkar at 19, Kapil Dev at the age of 19 and there are new talented new generation players waiting for their chance in the same age range. So what I feel is those senior players who played for the country for more than 10-12 years should voluntarily retire and pave way for the youngsters. India with such a hige population have much more talented players than any other cricketing nation.
