New Delhi, News Agency: Head of selectors Ajit Agarkar, captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid will hold a meeting to select the squad for the T20 World Cup and will discuss the performance in the Indian Premier League 2024, based on which the squad will be selected; But before that, Dinesh Karthik has made a headache-inducing claim ahead of the team selection. If they consider me, I am 100 percent ready for this challenge, he said.
Rishabh Pant's performance is closely watched by all; Because he is on the field for the first time after recovering from the accident. He has scored 210 runs in 7 matches with 2 fifties. So he is in the wicket-keeper-batsman race; But he is not alone. To challenge him are Ishan Kishan (192 runs in 7 matches), Lokesh Rahul (286 runs in 7 matches), Sanju Samson (276 runs in 7 matches); But now 39-year-old Dinesh Karthik has also claimed in this.
Karthik has scored 226 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate of 205.45. He said, At this point in life, nothing could be happier for me than to represent the Indian team. I am 100 percent ready for it. I am ready to give my all to get a place in the T20 World Cup squad.
I have complete faith in the three best people in team management. Ajit Agarkar, Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid and their decisions. If they consider me, I am 100 percent ready for this challenge, he added. After seeing Karthik's batting in the Mumbai Indians match, Rohit Sharma teased him that he was preparing for the World Cup. Karthik seems to have taken Rohit's joke to heart.
