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While most teams struggle to find a decent wicket-keeper batsman, India have been blessed with plenty of them. And yes, four of them are in the playing XI as India is playing Bangladesh at the Edgbaston in Birmingham in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (CWC19) match. Against England, India played three wicket-keepers- MS Dhoni, KL Rahul, and Rishabh Pant. Bangladesh vs India Cricket Score 40th ODI Match.
And now against Bangladesh, India left out Kedar Jadhav and included Dinesh Karthik in his place. Thus making it four wicket-keepers in the team XI. Despite options available, it will be MS Dhoni who will keep the wickets. The other three are playing as specialist batsmen. KL Rahul is playing as an opener and Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant are playing as middle-order batsmen.
Interestingly, out of 22 players, six are wicket-keepers as Bangladesh have two keepers in Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das as well. This could probably be the record of the sorts. Meanwhile, we found some amazing reactions on Twitter, here are some of them: Netizens Remember Rabindranath Tagore After India and Bangladesh National Anthems Are Played Ahead of ICC CWC 2019 Match.
A record of sorts
INDIA has the most amazing mix for any cricket team
- 4 wicket keepers
- 4 pace bowlers
- 3 captains
A world record!!
— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) July 2, 2019
Eureka!
Hmm! In order to go crazy in last 10 overs, we need to keep our wickets.
Eureka! Four wicket-keepers.#SelfThoo
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) July 2, 2019
Secret leaked!
India is playing with 4 wicket keepers... No wonder they are keeping their wickets properly without falling.. #IndvBan
— Comedian Praveen (@Funny_Leone) July 2, 2019
Char, char
No. Of Wicket keepers in todays match.. #INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/BGger4uMVF
— Trollu (@Trollu_Bhai) July 2, 2019
Debatable
5 Wicket Keepers 😁 https://t.co/iT3EmZmrwk pic.twitter.com/uGbAvSELpL
— Her Last Page (@Imcckr) July 2, 2019
Maybe this is the reason!
Indian wicketkeepers have played crucial roles in defeating Bangladesh. So India is playing with 4 of them today. #IndvBan pic.twitter.com/bfSMZHv4wl
— Bollywood Gandu (@BollywoodGandu) July 2, 2019
Both India and Bangladesh are yet to seal their place in the semi-finals. While India is one victory away from booking their place, Bangladesh needs to win both their remaining matches and pray for New Zealand to beat hosts England. Most Runs in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Rohit Sharma of India Leads List of Leading Run-Scorer Batsmen in CWC19 in England and Wales.
Clarification
For those asking if 4 keepers have appeared for the same ODI side.
Sri Lankans from June 2017 had four keepers in six ODI matches (so far!)
- Niroshan Dickwella
- Kusal Perera
- Kusal Mendis
- Dinesh Chandimal
At times batting in the top five!#IndvBan#BanvInd#CWC19#CWC2019
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) July 2, 2019
Meanwhile, after opting to bat first, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma put on a century-run stand to put India in command. Rohit was earlier in his innings handed a life as Tamim Iqbal dropped an easy catch. Since then, the right-hander has been at his best!
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 02, 2019 05:12 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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