‘To win the World Cup, name is more important or form?’: Kaif and Gambhir argues over Kishan vs Rahul debate | Cricket News

Former India cricketers Mohammed Kaif and Gautam Gambhir were involved in a heated debate over who should bat at No 5 for India between KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan after the latter’s matured knock of 82 against Pakan in the Asia Cup.
“Kl Rahul is a proven match-winner. At No. 5, his numbers are fabulous. So Rahul Dravid knows, there is that clarity in his mind that…remember, Mohammed Shami was dropped today. So, when KL Rahul is fit again, he will be playing in the XI and Ishan Kishan will have to wait for his next opportunity,” said Kaid.
“Ishan is doing all that he needs. He scored in that series against West Indies…his graph is only going up and is getting better the day.

“He has a double century to his name as well. He has class and talent but he cannot replace Rahul yet because the latter is nit playing because of bad form, but due to an injury,” he said.

Ishan Kishan departs, but only after a solid knock of 82 off 81 deliveries.
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After lening to Kaif, Gambhir immediately asked Kaif To win the World Cup, name is more important or form?”
“Had Kohli or Rohit made those four consecutive fifties, would you have said the same thing about KL Rahul? When you are preparing to win a World Cup, you don’t look at a name, you look at the form of a player that could win you the trophy,” Gambhir said.

In what was probably his most mature knock for India, Ishan Kishan answered that question in some style. There was confidence in his shot-selections against quality bowling, rationality in innings-building, clarity in pacing the knock, until hampered what seemed like cramps, he got out, going for quick runs. One knock isn’t likely to silence the critics, but it’s certainly a good start.Most Read
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“Ishan has done everything possible to become the frontrunner. We are only making this argument because he hasn’t played as many international matches as Rahul,” said Gambhir.

“There have been many players who have lost their spot in the team due to injuries because their replacement player performed impressively. Few had to wait for their chances while other did not even get another chance. This is the reality.
“Yes Rahul is a proven player at No. 5 but for Ishan, who has never batted at that position comes in and score 82 against a bowling attack like Pakan under that pressure, then you cannot compare the two at all,” he said.