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Middle order
Rishabh Pant / Sanju Samson and Hardik Pandya
In an ideal world, Rishabh Pant would have been be the wicketkeeper-batsman for the mega event, coming in at No. 5. But the left-hander has been failing to make use of his opportunities, both with the bat and behind the stumps.
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It won't be a bad idea to try out Sanju Samson as the wicketkeeper-batsman in a few games in the upcoming series against West Indies and Sri Lanka. Samson is a free-stroking player who can get going pretty early, which is important when batting at 5 or 6 in T20s.
The advantage with Samson is that he plays the horizontal bat shots well, which would be needed on the bouncy Australian tracks.
Although all-rounder Hardik Pandya is on an injury break and hasn’t played for a while, he is almost a sure starter in the XI. He must be the man coming in at No. 6 to finish off the innings in style.
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