India captain Rohit Sharma has hinted that KL Rahul is likely to be chosen as the wicketkeeper-batter ahead of Rishabh Pant in the ODI series against England. Praising Rahul, he said that he has done exactly what the team has asked of him, but also added that it’s a ‘good headache’ to
have someone like Pant as well. Notably, in Pant’s unavailability due to his car accident, Rahul played as India’s keeper-batter in the 2023 ODI World Cup where he had a stunning campaign, scoring 452 runs in 10 innings at an average of 75.33 and a strike rate of 90.76 as well.

“Look, obviously KL has been keeping wickets for us in the ODI format for a number of years now and he’s done pretty well. You know, if you look at the last 10 or 15 ODIs, he’s done exactly what the team required him to do,” Rohit Sharma said.

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“Rishabh is well, you know, he’s there. You know, we’ve got an option of playing either one of them. Both are quite capable of winning games on their own. So it’s a good headache to have whether to play KL or Rishabh. But obviously looking at what we have done in the past, having that continuity is also very important for us. So that is where we stand as a team,” he further added.

The three-match ODI series against England at home will be the Indian team’s first ODI assignment since their 2-0 loss in Sri Lanka in August last year as well.