He Doesn’t Fit The Middle Order: Rishabh Pant’s New Batting Position at the T20 World Cup 2024 is Named by Simon Doull

After a game-winning knock in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) match between the Delhi Capitals (DC) and Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Rishabh Pant established himself as a strong candidate to join the Indian T20 World Cup 2024 team.

Pant scored 88 runs in 43 balls, his highest-ever IPL total of 2024, to help the Capitals post a mammoth 224 runs despite losing three wickets in the powerplay. Following an almost deadly vehicle accident, the DC captain had a 15-month layoff from competitive sport, but he has been in excellent form in the current campaign.
Since there was no clear outstanding performer for India, the major discussion topic before to the mega event roster selection was the wicket-keeper position. With 342 runs at an average of 48.85 and a strike rate of 161.32 in nine innings, Pant is the third-highest run scorer in the 2024 Indian Premier League.

Simon Doull Casts Doubt on Rishabh Pant’s Position at Bat
The former New Zealand cricketer has questioned Pant’s batting position and said he does not suit the middle-order, despite the fact that he is now the clear favorite to join India’s selection for the major tournament. Doull proposed that Pant bat in a different position, with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma leading the Men in Blue’s batting innings.

He’s getting closer. Is he able to bat at three? Since he doesn’t fit in the middle-order of the squad I’m looking at (for the T20 World Cup), I go back to them. He’s moving one step closer to the boarding pass, if he can.Compared to sloggers or hitters, he is a superior player. He arrives and settles into his inning. I think he’s an excellent Test player because of this. He is an excellent hitter.

But in today’s T20 cricket, I don’t believe he’s a guy who just goes out and begins slogging. His stats aren’t nearly as excellent as they should be because of this. Thus, I would want to know whether he could bat at number three after Kohli and the captain,” Doull said.
Doull said that Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, and Rinku Singh would be his number four, five, and six players, and that KL Rahul and Sanju Samson head the list for him.