Dinesh Karthik told how Team India became the number one T20 team, praised these players fiercely

Senior wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has credited India’s bench strength for reaching the No. 1 spot in the ICC T20 rankings. Star players like Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah have been ruled out of the recent series due to injuries or to manage their workload. Players like Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer and young Ravi Bishnoi led India to victory during the series against West Indies.

Let us tell you that Team India has recently secured the first position in the ICC T20 Team Rankings by defeating West Indies 3-0. Karthik said in an ICC episode, “I think it is the quality of the players. When you talk about good teams over time, India have great bench strength.”

He further said, “If you look at this series, they rested Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant in the third T20. While Jasprit Bumrah was also not included in the team. But despite this he won a surprise 3-0 win against West Indies. Which is a very good T20 team.”

The ICC website said in a report that India would need to clean sweep Sri Lanka in the upcoming T20Is to retain their No. 1 ranking, but Karthik believed that taking the position even temporarily would be beneficial.

Dinesh Karthik also noted the influence of new players in the team like Venkatesh Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav and Harshal Patel, who performed brilliantly during the win against West Indies. Suryakumar was the player of the series with 107 runs, while Iyer showed his prowess with both bat and ball, scoring 92 runs and taking two wickets. Patel impressed everyone with his variations, he took five wickets.

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