Team India will lock horns with England in the semifinal of T20 World Cup 2022 on November 10. While the Men in Blue have won four of their five games at the World Cup, the wicket keeper's choice has put the men in blue confused.

The battle between Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik for the wicketkeeping spot is likely to intensify further for the semifinal. While Karthik has started the past four games, Pant returned to the playing XI for the Zimbabwe match and is likely to retain his place against England according to a report in Cricbuzz.

India captain Rohit Sharma was asked about the same on Wednesday on the eve of the England game. The opener, however, refused to reveal who India will pick to play in the semi-final.

“I said it before the last game, as well, Rishabh was the only guy who didn’t get to play on this tour at all except the two games that we played in Perth. That was an unofficial practice game. But since then he hasn’t had a hit, and he was the only guy who was missing some game time, so we wanted to give him some time and have some options, as well, whether if we want to make changes in the semis or the finals, we should be able to do that,” Rohit said during the press conference.

“It will be unfair to bring a guy out of nowhere and make him play the game, so that was the thought. But again, we have told the guys that everyone needs to be ready for whichever game they play, whether it is the semis or league games. It was a little tactical as well considering we did not know which team we would play in semi-final before that Zimbabwe game. We wanted to make sure to give the left-hander an opportunity to counter those spinners who bowl in the middle.“But again, what is going to happen tomorrow, I cannot tell you know but both of those keepers will be in play for selection,” he added.Rohit, who had received a blow on his right forearm during a practice session on Tuesday, also informed the media that he is perfectly fine for the next match.

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