Coach Gambhir found Kohli’s T20 replacement, now this player will bat at number-3 for India for the next 10 years

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|30-08-2024

Serious: After the T20 World Cup 2024 played in June, Team India's legendary batsman Virat Kohli announced his retirement from T20 International cricket. After which many young players are getting a chance in Team India.

However, it will not be easy for head coach Gautam Gambhir to fill Kohli's place in T20 cricket. But even after this, Gambhir has discovered a player who can now be seen playing for Team India in the T20 format at number 3 in place of Kohli. So let's know who this player is.

Gambhir found Kohli's replacement!

Coach Gambhir found Kohli's T20 replacement, now this player will bat at number-3 for India for the next 10 years 1

Gautam Gambhir, the new head coach of the Indian team, has also been appointed after the T20 World Cup. Due to which Gambhir's biggest concern will be which player to give a chance in place of Virat Kohli at number 3 in the T20 format.

However, it has been seen for some time that wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant is getting a chance at number 3. Due to which it is believed that now Rishabh Pant can be seen playing at number 3 position for the next 10 years. Rishabh Pant would also get a chance to play at number 3 in the T20 World Cup 2024. Because Kohli used to open.

Rishabh Pant's T20 career

If we talk about wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant's T20 International career, he has played a total of 76 T20 matches for Team India so far. In which he has scored 1209 runs in 66 innings at an average of 23 and a strike rate of 127.

Pant has scored 3 half-centuries so far. Apart from this, Pant has 3284 runs in 111 IPL matches at an average of 35 and a strike rate of 148. Pant has scored 1 century and 18 half-centuries in IPL so far.

Virat Kohli has had a wonderful career

Team India's star batsman Virat Kohli's T20 International career has been very impressive. Due to which it will not be easy for any player to replace him. Kohli has played a total of 125 matches in T20 International. In which he has scored 4188 runs at an average of 48 and a strike rate of 137.

Kohli has scored 1 century and 38 half-centuries in his T20 International career.

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