Kris Srikkanth calls Suryakumar, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya ‘actual finishers’; terms Karthik as a ‘fine finisher’

Dinesh Karthik made his return to Indian team as a finisher after exploits in IPL 2022.

Dinesh Karthik made his return to Indian team as a finisher after exploits in IPL 2022 | GettyFormer India captain and ex-chairman of the selection committee, Kris Srikkanth has said that the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, and Hardik Pandya are actual finishers for the Indian team, rather than Dinesh Karthik, who he termed as a ‘fine finisher’.

Dinesh Karthik made a triumphant return to the Indian team after a gap of three years thanks to his exploits in death overs with the bat for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL 2022 and has performed the same role for India in recent times in T20Is as well.

He was also named in India’s squad for the Asia Cup 2022 and is expected to be picked for the T20 World Cup 2022 as well.

While debating who are the best finishers for team India at the Asia Cup, Srikkanth said: "I would call Dinesh Karthik a fine finisher but actual finishers are guys like Suryakumar Yadav. He is a brilliant finisher."

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"You have Rishabh Pant, who is a brilliant finisher. You have Hardik Pandya, who is a brilliant finisher too. I think I would like to clarify that a finisher is a guy who takes the team from the 8th over and goes on till the 20th over," Srikkanth said on Star Sports show 'Follow The Blues'.

He added: "What do you mean by a finisher? In my book, the finisher is the guy who can take the batting from the 8th or 12th over and go on till the 20th over, and win the match for India. He starts from the 8th or the 6th over, but where is the good finisher? KL Rahul is a good finisher, and Rohit Sharma is a good finisher. They go opening by the way. I just can't say that you bat the last 5 overs and say he's a finisher."

Srikkanth, however, added that Dinesh Karthik would definitely find a place in his team for the Asia Cup.

"Dinesh Karthik definitely finds a place in my team too,” he said.

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 10 Aug, 2022

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