Player with strike rate of 159 in T20 International did not get place in T20 World Cup 2026, had proved himself

T20 World Cup 2026: On December 20, BCCI has announced the 15-member squad of Team India for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. BCCI has taken many surprising decisions. Shubman Gill did not get a place in the team, who was the vice-captain of Team India in T20 for the last few months. Although Gill could not prove himself in T20, there is one player who has batted well when he got a place in the team. We are talking about Jitesh Sharma.

Jitesh Sharma did not get a place in the team

Jitesh Sharma played T20 series on Australia tour in October-November this year. He got a place in the playing 11. After this, he got a chance to play as a wicketkeeper in the T20 series against South Africa. Sanju Samson had to sit out.

Jitesh Sharma got a chance to bat 5 times in the last 2 T20 series. During this period, he faced 39 balls and scored a total of 62 runs. Jitesh Sharma batted at a strike rate of 159 during this period. These figures are quite ordinary, but Jitesh Sharma has batted at number six, seven and eight.

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Jitesh Sharma is also known for his role as a finisher. Whenever he gets a chance, he finishes the innings. Apart from this, Jitesh Sharma is also a good wicketkeeper. It was expected that he would get a place in Team India’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2026, but it did not happen.

Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan got place in the team as wicketkeepers.

Apart from Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan has got a place as wicketkeeper in Team India’s squad for T20 World Cup 2026. Ishan Kishan is returning to international cricket after a long time and that too he has been directly selected in the T20 World Cup team. Ishan Kishan has made a place in Team India on the basis of his excellent performance in domestic cricket.

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