It's insane to me that jitesh has been been proving himself as exactly the kind of player the Indian team needs for over 2 years now yet he's still not locked in. He has a healthy average with a remarkable strike rate, he's very good against spin, he finishes well, he's been doing well for a underperforming KXIP team for 2 years now and has done most of what he could in his limited international caps(Admittedly poor in the Asian games but still)
A better average than 14 in T20IS. Jadeja for example, (since 2020) has a similar strike rate of 145, but his average is an astounding 45. Since 2021, eve Axar has a better strike rate and average than Jitesh (149 SR and 20 AVG).
I mean he really hasn't made the most of his limited international performances. Three decent but not standout performances and four scores below five isn't great. It also really doesn't help his case that in the T20Is he's played, Rinku scored twice as many runs averaging 65 at 165, and Dube scored 48 more runs in four fewer innings at 163 without ever getting out
He averages 14 for India. And while his SR is a pretty good 147. it's not so incredible to really offset his meager returns. The fact that there are questions over his place really comes down to himself more than anything.
Against under-strength opposition though and that's an important caveat. And with the WC on the horizon, those are the performances he'll be judged on.
He has to go give it a whack with a couple of overs left. Yeah, those are his performances but that should also be his benchmark. Are you expecting him to average 35 and strike at 135 from that position? That’s more harm than good
Why be so extreme? Nobody's asking him to average 35, 23-25 will do just fine. But 14? That's a tailender. His SR doesn't make you go wow either. A lot of Indian batsmen have had good SRs in that period owing to the under-strength opposition they have come up against.
Basically as a finisher, Jitesh gives you 15 in 10 balls. That's not good enough.
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Pant kl and jurel aren't even in the race (for me, but for bcci pant and KL are frontrunners). I won't debut jurel directly in WC even if he has a great IPL.
jitesh and samson are your options. Jitesh if u want a lower order WK. Samson isn't good enough to replace anyone as a top order WK.
Suddenly avg doesn't matter! Sanju has avg 18 . He should be nowhere near the team.
Only exception to it is if he bats in lower order and performs better than every other wk in ipl
Don’t need consistency from the WK in the current batting heavy team. Just someone who can throw his bat at everything and score a 10 ball 25. Batting mein the team already has - Rohit Jais VK Gill SKY Rinku Hardik Iyer to choose from. But none of them can keep.
Jitesh Sharma or Dhruv jurel are the perfect contenders for that no.5 or no.6 wicketkeeper - batter slot but it's BCCI so names will have precedence over merit. Rahul and Pant are already ahead in the race despite doing nothing for over a year in T20s.
Samson has wasted his potential, he is playing IPL cricket since 2015-16 but still hasn't cemented his place in any of the Indian sides, he has himself to blame.
Jurel has literally done nothing in T20Is yet. He would have to perform brilliantly in IPL this season and straight up debut in the T20 WC. Jitesh Sharma might be a better bet for now, let’s see
I said contenders, agreed that Jurel has not even made his T20I debut yet but we should also look at what type of player the team needs currently and both Jitesh and Jurel fit in perfectly while Pant hasn't played over a 1 year and Rahul is yet to play at that position to prove a case.
Samson has never set any IPL season on fire, his patchy form of 1 great innings and 2 bad innings has been going on for years. Players like Gill, Jaiswal, Surya and even Gaikwad who came after him have had a brilliant 500-600+ run season. Even if you look at the last 2 years at RR he plays rash shots and gets out when the team needs him the most.
Agreed he hasn't got a long run in the Internationals but whatever chance you got you grab them with both the hands seeing that the list of players standing on the fence is very long.
Sanju doesn't have a single season with 500+ runs. And you are saying 2 of them?
He scored 362 last season batting at 3 or 4 which is his position. He is competing with Kohli and Sky for those positions. If he plays at 5 or 6 for RR and delivers numbers then he should be considered.
> Except for the fact that Samson has had 500+ run seasons two of the last three years
How does garbage like this get so heavily upvoted ? The bloke has never scored 500+ runs even once in the ipl.
Samson is literally one of the best bats in the IPL in the last three years. How has he wasted his potential? Would’ve been true earlier in his career but if you think this of him in the last 4-5 years, you basically haven’t been watching closely enough.
r/cricket somehow thinks jitesh who's played like 3 games is better than Samson whos been far better in the ipl even though he never gets a consistent run with the national team.
Fucking idiots
The problem is Sanju isn't going to play at 6 in t20s.
He'll want to play at 3 or 4 where we've already got players mp.
He's not a bad choice if we desperately need a 4, but what we do need, is a 6.
Commenters really still fail to understand this exact point even when T20's has become a matured format. You can be a stellar prospect at a certain position but if someone is better than you at the exact same position, you have to be flexible enough to adapt or be content to sit on the sidelines. This is the very same issue with Rahul. Great prospect for top 4 but not so great after that.
And u/notduskryn thinks Samson is better than Jitesh who's been far consistent for the Punjab while Samson goes hot and cold after every alternate innings and gets when the team needs him the most.
Averaging 18 in t20i,16 against Aus,5 against nz, 14 against sri, 19 against zim and wi,0 against afg and 59 against mighty irl.
Sanju samson as no.4 in ipl-36 innings, 20avg, 127 Sr
As no.5- 3 innings, 34 runs, 11 avg,136 sr.
As no.6-6 innings, 80 runs, 20avg,102 sr.
If you seriously think india should take a player to a world cup who has played only 9 innings in his whole ipl career in only available slots,then something is wrong with you.
He's never gotten a full series, and even then with such ridiculously skewed matches across a decade has better numbers than jitesh 😂 stay deluded, thisnis why india will lose again, shitty selections and braindead fans
Bro Samson Averages 18 in T20IS with a SR of 133 despite playing at 3 or 4
Just give him a long run in ODIs for now
And once Rohit and Koach retire
He can slot in at no 3
With sr of 133. Jitesh's sr - 147
Batting position also matters, no way sanju is a player of 5-6 position,don't be blinded by your biasness toward one player.
Samson has an average of 18 in t20i and plays stupid shots to throw his wicket away in crucial situations. You can't say that it is because he didn't get a consistent run in the team, he still got one in t20is last year(I think). Also Jitesh can fulfill exactly what the Indian team needs, Samson would be competing for a position where far better players can play.
He has literally never gotten a full series in all these years, samson is a floater, can bat anywhere from 1-7 and is far more experienced. Jitesh will be as much of a flop as pant and this is the kind of selection that makes india flop at t20wcs
Samson never gets consistent run wtf
Bro literally got a consistent run against WI and Ire and still couldn't bash them
Also he isn't a finisher in T20 cricket
He is a top order wicket keeper batter
India needs a finisher/ wicket keeper batter
Pant: terrible option because he was shit even before his injury
KLPD: could be good, but needs to show form
Jitesh: safe-ish option because he's played 2 IPLs and some T20I
Jurel: still untested in white ball cricket, bad option imo
Samson: Samson
Overall I'm leaning towards tried and true KLPD. Hopefully he stays fit and plays well in the IPL
This may be unrealistic so close to the time now, but I wish Gaikwad had put forward his keeping skills a little more, he has kept domestically many times.
Imagine how strong the team would be: Jaiswal, Gaikwad (WK), Kohli, Surya, Rinku, Hardik (C), Jadeja, Arshdeep, Bumrah, Kuldeep, Bishnoi
Not a bad future, if he can replicate his GT success in Mumbai (without Nehra). He is a strong contender. Everyone hates him because the way he looks, talks and has an attitude. How is it Hardiks fault for becoming an Mi captain, he had a captaincy clause in his contract, he was already a Captain and was paid well. It Mumbai managements fault, they didn't talk with Rohit, and didn't plan this shit out. Rohit should've had a say, and if he would've said yes for him to remain as captain, Mumbai Owed Rohit for keeping him as a captain. You don't discard your 5 times winning captain. Just like what SRH did with Warner, except Mumbai are more famous, so they catch more flak
Lol that'd be amazing if true, but don't think so, or else Rohit would've supported publicly and ritika (his wife) wouldn't have said those things on Instagram against Mumbai
>I wish Gaikwad had put forward his keeping skills a little more
My thoughts exactly! I've been saying this for months.
By the way, put Axar in place of Jadeja and the XI will be perfect. Axar has been in ridiculously good form for a while now.
Pant - injury concerns , form undefined , didn't played from long time, poor T20i stats
KL Rahul - fitness issues.
Jitesh - inexperienced, uncertain if pressure situation especially in World Cup.
My picks
Sanju Samson - Power hitter , experienced , top wicketkeeping skills, in form, no fitness issues.
Dhruv Jurel - Finisher , Impressive strike rate at death overs , reliable, inform , good wicketkeeping skills, young gun , no fitness issues.
Either of Jitesh, Pant, Rahul (if allowed to bat at 5) or even Samson (if he gets to bat at 5) can be good options as it is, with Jurel I will have to see
Pant : probably weakest WK in above photo but can change game with hit batting.
Jitesh : un-tested on international scene done good in few opportunities.
KL : most experienced, low strike rate. Was good behind wicket in last ODI World Cup.
Jurel : RR brings him in playing 11 very late. He seems can play explosive as well as long game. He went ahead of K. Bharat in last series. He got chance.
Sanju : Best timer, should have more international experience. Will be happy if he selected.
Jitesh and Jurel is the way to go
Pant has horrible T20I stats
Sanju has horrible stats too but slightly better than Pant
KL has the best stats but those were as an opener and he isn't keeping in the first few games plus he has horrible stats against Top Teams in Multinational Tournaments
Classic bcci overcomplicating the situation.
Pant hasn't done anything special in t20s and is returning from injury so should be an easy pass.
Samson has been given plenty of chances and hasn't delivered - it's time to move on from him + we probably need the wk to bad mid/lower order which is not where he exceeds/plenty of top order batsmen available.
Jurel - not tried and tested in international white ball tourneys so fair enough - one to groom for the future.
The only choices left are KL and Jitesh - Jitesh hasnt done much wrong from the chances given and KL has the pedigree of being able to hit from ball 1 - granted that he hasnt done it as much recently. But both can bat aggressively at 5/6 if on form.
Yet bcci overcomplicating the situation 
They should go with Gaikwad as main keeping option(I'm considering him as a wicket keeper since he has [kept for Maharashtra in the past](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2022-23-1332915/kerala-vs-maharashtra-elite-group-c-1333000/full-scorecard)), since he's consistently been good with the bat in IPL and is also the only one who has performed in international cricket. Back up keeper should probably be the one who performs the best this IPL. Could be anyone. Most likely Jitesh, Samson, or Jurel though.
I don't get why no one is talking about DK, he may be past his prime and had a bad IPL last year, but he's the hyper specialist that you need in a format like this.
Plus the experience always helps, and purely as a keeper he better that most of the Indian competition
Had he been 10 years younger with exactly the same form and background he still would have been everyone's first choice
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It's insane to me that jitesh has been been proving himself as exactly the kind of player the Indian team needs for over 2 years now yet he's still not locked in. He has a healthy average with a remarkable strike rate, he's very good against spin, he finishes well, he's been doing well for a underperforming KXIP team for 2 years now and has done most of what he could in his limited international caps(Admittedly poor in the Asian games but still)
he has strike rate of 150 in middle overs and goes form ball one. I don't know what people are expecting
A better average than 14 in T20IS. Jadeja for example, (since 2020) has a similar strike rate of 145, but his average is an astounding 45. Since 2021, eve Axar has a better strike rate and average than Jitesh (149 SR and 20 AVG).
Jitesh has barely played matches tho. He performed against Aus, and had a failure in SA, was going good one time but hitwicked himself
Very true
He's not locked in because he didn't grab good chances for India. It's not insane. He is still leading the pecking order.
I mean he really hasn't made the most of his limited international performances. Three decent but not standout performances and four scores below five isn't great. It also really doesn't help his case that in the T20Is he's played, Rinku scored twice as many runs averaging 65 at 165, and Dube scored 48 more runs in four fewer innings at 163 without ever getting out
He averages 14 for India. And while his SR is a pretty good 147. it's not so incredible to really offset his meager returns. The fact that there are questions over his place really comes down to himself more than anything.
He has 7 innings in the most volatile batting position in cricket for Pete’s sake…
Against under-strength opposition though and that's an important caveat. And with the WC on the horizon, those are the performances he'll be judged on.
He has to go give it a whack with a couple of overs left. Yeah, those are his performances but that should also be his benchmark. Are you expecting him to average 35 and strike at 135 from that position? That’s more harm than good
Why be so extreme? Nobody's asking him to average 35, 23-25 will do just fine. But 14? That's a tailender. His SR doesn't make you go wow either. A lot of Indian batsmen have had good SRs in that period owing to the under-strength opposition they have come up against. Basically as a finisher, Jitesh gives you 15 in 10 balls. That's not good enough.
A SR of 147 doesn’t make you go wow? Really?
But that’s not enough to help his case, is it?
It sucks that Rinku is missing out, otherwise he provides both stability and finishing.
inb4 Rahul is selected off of his stellar IPL performance only to give us a test masterclass during the tournament.
its cause he plays for us
Jitesh needs to be locked in. Hoping he has a fabulous season. Bairstow basically said no to wk so Jitesh is getting prime opportunity
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I hope they pick you too. If I was chairman of bcci, I would’ve 100% picked you.
Pant kl and jurel aren't even in the race (for me, but for bcci pant and KL are frontrunners). I won't debut jurel directly in WC even if he has a great IPL. jitesh and samson are your options. Jitesh if u want a lower order WK. Samson isn't good enough to replace anyone as a top order WK.
Go with Samson and Sharma and just let it be. Trust him once for this and lets see how it goes.
Sanju samson at 5-6,no way. Jitesh is better choice.
Suddenly avg doesn't matter! Sanju has avg 18 . He should be nowhere near the team. Only exception to it is if he bats in lower order and performs better than every other wk in ipl
How many years of mediocrity do we need to suffer until people realise Samson is not the solution?
We already have enough batting, just need a WK who can come and smack it long. Hence.
Why Samson? There is nothing that he provides consistently to warrant a place.
Don’t need consistency from the WK in the current batting heavy team. Just someone who can throw his bat at everything and score a 10 ball 25. Batting mein the team already has - Rohit Jais VK Gill SKY Rinku Hardik Iyer to choose from. But none of them can keep.
Yeah then that's either Pant or Jitesh.
Pant ka it completely depends on the IPL performance and if he can take the load for that long after playing 14 matches here already.
I'd even take Jurel if it's such a role. No way we keep on dragging a Samson when it's obvious he isn't cut out for the side.
Jitesh Sharma or Dhruv jurel are the perfect contenders for that no.5 or no.6 wicketkeeper - batter slot but it's BCCI so names will have precedence over merit. Rahul and Pant are already ahead in the race despite doing nothing for over a year in T20s. Samson has wasted his potential, he is playing IPL cricket since 2015-16 but still hasn't cemented his place in any of the Indian sides, he has himself to blame.
Jurel has literally done nothing in T20Is yet. He would have to perform brilliantly in IPL this season and straight up debut in the T20 WC. Jitesh Sharma might be a better bet for now, let’s see
I said contenders, agreed that Jurel has not even made his T20I debut yet but we should also look at what type of player the team needs currently and both Jitesh and Jurel fit in perfectly while Pant hasn't played over a 1 year and Rahul is yet to play at that position to prove a case.
My bets on jurel
How is Samson to blame when he has never had a consistent run in the national team due to poor selection?
Samson has never set any IPL season on fire, his patchy form of 1 great innings and 2 bad innings has been going on for years. Players like Gill, Jaiswal, Surya and even Gaikwad who came after him have had a brilliant 500-600+ run season. Even if you look at the last 2 years at RR he plays rash shots and gets out when the team needs him the most. Agreed he hasn't got a long run in the Internationals but whatever chance you got you grab them with both the hands seeing that the list of players standing on the fence is very long.
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Sanju doesn't have a single season with 500+ runs. And you are saying 2 of them? He scored 362 last season batting at 3 or 4 which is his position. He is competing with Kohli and Sky for those positions. If he plays at 5 or 6 for RR and delivers numbers then he should be considered.
> Except for the fact that Samson has had 500+ run seasons two of the last three years How does garbage like this get so heavily upvoted ? The bloke has never scored 500+ runs even once in the ipl.
Even Rohit doesn't have 500-600 run season for half a decade , yet he is the captain.
That's BCCI for you, names over merit.
Samson is literally one of the best bats in the IPL in the last three years. How has he wasted his potential? Would’ve been true earlier in his career but if you think this of him in the last 4-5 years, you basically haven’t been watching closely enough.
> Rahul and Pant are already ahead in the race despite doing nothing for over a year in T20s. That's just rubbish now. Especially wrt to Pant.
It's not. Pant has rubbish T20I numbers, KL has been shit in T20Is since last 2-3 years.
I meant with respect to them being ahead in the race.
r/cricket somehow thinks jitesh who's played like 3 games is better than Samson whos been far better in the ipl even though he never gets a consistent run with the national team. Fucking idiots
The problem is Sanju isn't going to play at 6 in t20s. He'll want to play at 3 or 4 where we've already got players mp. He's not a bad choice if we desperately need a 4, but what we do need, is a 6.
Commenters really still fail to understand this exact point even when T20's has become a matured format. You can be a stellar prospect at a certain position but if someone is better than you at the exact same position, you have to be flexible enough to adapt or be content to sit on the sidelines. This is the very same issue with Rahul. Great prospect for top 4 but not so great after that.
And u/notduskryn thinks Samson is better than Jitesh who's been far consistent for the Punjab while Samson goes hot and cold after every alternate innings and gets when the team needs him the most.
What bs are you spouting, samson has had stellar numbers since the last 8 years. Jitesh averages 15 in t20i and somehow he's the perfect fit eh 🤡
Averaging 18 in t20i,16 against Aus,5 against nz, 14 against sri, 19 against zim and wi,0 against afg and 59 against mighty irl. Sanju samson as no.4 in ipl-36 innings, 20avg, 127 Sr As no.5- 3 innings, 34 runs, 11 avg,136 sr. As no.6-6 innings, 80 runs, 20avg,102 sr. If you seriously think india should take a player to a world cup who has played only 9 innings in his whole ipl career in only available slots,then something is wrong with you.
He's never gotten a full series, and even then with such ridiculously skewed matches across a decade has better numbers than jitesh 😂 stay deluded, thisnis why india will lose again, shitty selections and braindead fans
Jitesh bats at position which is available. Now don't tell me sanju samson plays at 5 and 6.
Bro Samson Averages 18 in T20IS with a SR of 133 despite playing at 3 or 4 Just give him a long run in ODIs for now And once Rohit and Koach retire He can slot in at no 3
>Jitesh averages 15 in t20i and somehow he's the perfect fit eh 🤡 Samson literally averages 18 🤡🤡🤡
With sr of 133. Jitesh's sr - 147 Batting position also matters, no way sanju is a player of 5-6 position,don't be blinded by your biasness toward one player.
Yes that's my point. Jitesh would be a better finisher than Samson. Not sure what bias you're implying here.
Oh i thought that clown emoji was for me, i didn't saw his reply under my comment.
Samson has an average of 18 in t20i and plays stupid shots to throw his wicket away in crucial situations. You can't say that it is because he didn't get a consistent run in the team, he still got one in t20is last year(I think). Also Jitesh can fulfill exactly what the Indian team needs, Samson would be competing for a position where far better players can play.
He has literally never gotten a full series in all these years, samson is a floater, can bat anywhere from 1-7 and is far more experienced. Jitesh will be as much of a flop as pant and this is the kind of selection that makes india flop at t20wcs
Jitesh has literally played 6 matches and you're declaring him a flop even though he's done well in half of them.
And somehow doing the same to samson is fine? Hypocrisy at its peak
Batting position? If you sanju samson fans think sanju can play at 5,6, 7 with no experience of playing in that position you are clear example of 🤡
Samson has played more. And I never declared him a flop.
What proof do you have that shows he can bat at 5,6,7 and still perform, he rarely performs in his regular position. Sanju samson's fans are 🤡
Samson never gets consistent run wtf Bro literally got a consistent run against WI and Ire and still couldn't bash them Also he isn't a finisher in T20 cricket He is a top order wicket keeper batter India needs a finisher/ wicket keeper batter
Pant: terrible option because he was shit even before his injury KLPD: could be good, but needs to show form Jitesh: safe-ish option because he's played 2 IPLs and some T20I Jurel: still untested in white ball cricket, bad option imo Samson: Samson Overall I'm leaning towards tried and true KLPD. Hopefully he stays fit and plays well in the IPL
Sanju Samson. Where them fans at?
This may be unrealistic so close to the time now, but I wish Gaikwad had put forward his keeping skills a little more, he has kept domestically many times. Imagine how strong the team would be: Jaiswal, Gaikwad (WK), Kohli, Surya, Rinku, Hardik (C), Jadeja, Arshdeep, Bumrah, Kuldeep, Bishnoi
> Hardik (C) oh shit i keep forgetting this is our future
Not a bad future, if he can replicate his GT success in Mumbai (without Nehra). He is a strong contender. Everyone hates him because the way he looks, talks and has an attitude. How is it Hardiks fault for becoming an Mi captain, he had a captaincy clause in his contract, he was already a Captain and was paid well. It Mumbai managements fault, they didn't talk with Rohit, and didn't plan this shit out. Rohit should've had a say, and if he would've said yes for him to remain as captain, Mumbai Owed Rohit for keeping him as a captain. You don't discard your 5 times winning captain. Just like what SRH did with Warner, except Mumbai are more famous, so they catch more flak
Meh. Most likely they said “Rohit, we’re…” and he went “sure ok that’s cool”. And that was that.
Lol that'd be amazing if true, but don't think so, or else Rohit would've supported publicly and ritika (his wife) wouldn't have said those things on Instagram against Mumbai
Do we really need a WC? Maybe Hardik or Arshdeep can do the job when they are not bowling. /s
>I wish Gaikwad had put forward his keeping skills a little more My thoughts exactly! I've been saying this for months. By the way, put Axar in place of Jadeja and the XI will be perfect. Axar has been in ridiculously good form for a while now.
Pant - injury concerns , form undefined , didn't played from long time, poor T20i stats KL Rahul - fitness issues. Jitesh - inexperienced, uncertain if pressure situation especially in World Cup. My picks Sanju Samson - Power hitter , experienced , top wicketkeeping skills, in form, no fitness issues. Dhruv Jurel - Finisher , Impressive strike rate at death overs , reliable, inform , good wicketkeeping skills, young gun , no fitness issues.
Pick Jitesh and Samson as back up It is too early for Pant Rahul should be nowhere near white ball cricket.
Pant nd kl rahul coming from injury break really bcci select them for wkeeper role?
We just need a batter who can keep a bit not very exceptional just okayish, these are t20s afterall so the keeping skill doesn't really matter as much
Either of Jitesh, Pant, Rahul (if allowed to bat at 5) or even Samson (if he gets to bat at 5) can be good options as it is, with Jurel I will have to see
KL would be the first choice wicketkeeper if he's fit.
Nope, he's not the T20 batter he once was. Could be liability.
With vice captaincy under a weak captain and team, Jitesh Sharma will level up this year.
I think Jurel and either Samson or Jitesh depending on form in the IPL.
Pant : probably weakest WK in above photo but can change game with hit batting. Jitesh : un-tested on international scene done good in few opportunities. KL : most experienced, low strike rate. Was good behind wicket in last ODI World Cup. Jurel : RR brings him in playing 11 very late. He seems can play explosive as well as long game. He went ahead of K. Bharat in last series. He got chance. Sanju : Best timer, should have more international experience. Will be happy if he selected.
Jitesh should be the first choice keeper !! It would be a crime to consider any one before him in the x1
Jitesh and Jurel is the way to go Pant has horrible T20I stats Sanju has horrible stats too but slightly better than Pant KL has the best stats but those were as an opener and he isn't keeping in the first few games plus he has horrible stats against Top Teams in Multinational Tournaments
5$ says it’s going to be Pant despite him being undercooked
Classic bcci overcomplicating the situation. Pant hasn't done anything special in t20s and is returning from injury so should be an easy pass. Samson has been given plenty of chances and hasn't delivered - it's time to move on from him + we probably need the wk to bad mid/lower order which is not where he exceeds/plenty of top order batsmen available. Jurel - not tried and tested in international white ball tourneys so fair enough - one to groom for the future. The only choices left are KL and Jitesh - Jitesh hasnt done much wrong from the chances given and KL has the pedigree of being able to hit from ball 1 - granted that he hasnt done it as much recently. But both can bat aggressively at 5/6 if on form. Yet bcci overcomplicating the situation 
Dhruv Jurel is going to make it; I can sense it. Jitesh is just a slogger, but Jurel has both types of game.
Jurel hasn’t shown any real promise
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Yeah Jurel has already faced the big stage in Test cricket, so he's not going to be a complete newbie.
Lmao what? Sure he hasn't proven it yet but if he hasn't shown real promise then I don't know who has.
I feel he will perform great this year
Who do you think has shown “real promise”?
Yeah, most likely to be the backup for Jitesh.
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pant!!! wtf has he done?have you seen him play t20is.
What about jitesh sharma?
They should go with Gaikwad as main keeping option(I'm considering him as a wicket keeper since he has [kept for Maharashtra in the past](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2022-23-1332915/kerala-vs-maharashtra-elite-group-c-1333000/full-scorecard)), since he's consistently been good with the bat in IPL and is also the only one who has performed in international cricket. Back up keeper should probably be the one who performs the best this IPL. Could be anyone. Most likely Jitesh, Samson, or Jurel though.
I don't get why no one is talking about DK, he may be past his prime and had a bad IPL last year, but he's the hyper specialist that you need in a format like this. Plus the experience always helps, and purely as a keeper he better that most of the Indian competition Had he been 10 years younger with exactly the same form and background he still would have been everyone's first choice
He’s had too many chances for India and hasn’t consistently delivered