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As the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 to be played in India is getting nearer, the debate around KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan’s places in the playing XI is getting more and more intense.
Though many experts feel that both KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan can feature in the same XI for the Indian team, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan doesn’t endorse the idea.
As per Irfan, Rahul and Ishan can only feature in the same XI together if a player in the top-order is injured. Otherwise, only one of them can get into the team as they are competing for the same spot.
Moreover, Irfan cautioned the Indian team management against Rahu’s amazing numbers.
“I have only one thing to say about the ongoing debate. Ishan scored runs against Pakistan at No. 5, which is not his usual position. God forbid if he gets out in the next match, will we say he is not in form? No, that is not the case. We forget very quickly. We should never forget Rahul’s amazing numbers for the last two years and Ishan has played one innings,” said Irfan.
“You shouldn’t have short-term memory. You should have long-term thinking and I feel the thinking with which the management is going is absolutely correct because if you keep going with short-term memory, you will have a lot of difficulty in making the team, stabilizing it, and giving confidence to the guys,” he added.
