T20 World Cup 2024: Team India yet to 'nail' batting line-up for World Cup

The Indian team is yet to nail its batting lineup for the T20 World Cup 2024 and much shouldnt be read into the think tanks decision to send Rishabh Pant at number three in the warmmatch against Bangladesh said skipper Rohit SharmaIndia emerged winners by 60 runs at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium restricting Bangladesh to 122 for nine after posting 182 for five in the allotted 20 overs on SaturdayOn Pant batting at No3 Rohit said Just to give him an opportunity We have not really nailed down what the batting unit will look like Even the bowlers did pretty well All in all happy with how things wentPant struck a fluent 53 off 32 balls while Hardik Pandya smashed 40 in 23 deliveries after Suryakumar Yadav helped himself to an 18ball 31Quite happy with how things went Pretty much got what we wanted from the game Like I said at the toss it was important to get used to the conditionsNew venue new ground dropin pitch important to get used to it and we managed pretty well Rohit said after the matchLeftarm seamer Arshdeep Singh shone with the ball picking 212 in three overs while allrounder Shivam Dube grabbed 213 in three oversAsked about Arshdeep Rohit said He has shown us in whatever games he has played he has the skills upfront He has got a very good skillset at the death tooWe saw it today He bowled pretty well swung the ball up front and then bowled one at the backend We have got 15 good players here We have to see what the conditions are and then see what combination is best for usHead coach Rahul Dravid said the pitch was a bit soft and spongy while lauding the performance of his playersIts great to get a good hitout Obviously it looks like a good facility in terms of as quickly as they have put up The ground is a bit soft and the guys could feel that on the hamstring and the calvesSo thats the area we need to ensure that we are working around and ensuring that the guys are looking after does feel a little bit heavy underneath Dravid said in a video posted by the BCCIAlso ReadFive questions for Buttlers England to think over ahead of World Cup defenceIndia ticked multiple boxes during their comfortable win over Bangladesh in the warmup match but none bolder than the fifty by Pant which has all but sealed his place as the firstchoice wicketkeeper batter in the ICC showpieceDravid added A little bit spongy pitch at times but I thought we coped really well The batters had put an abovepar score on that wicket and the bowlers came out and bowled really well All in all we got runaround and to get a game here is really nice Hopefully we can prepare well for the next couple of days and be readyArshdeep who made good use of the pitch said the team was nicely adapting to the conditions despite some challengesFeels good really important how you start We got wickets early on and did not give away runs The wicket was helping us as well so we tried to keep it simple and got the result as wellThe ground is sandbased so you need to get the rhythm right It will be a challenge to adapt to the conditions hereWe are adapting really well because the practice sessions were also there in the morning and everyone turned up and did their 10037 there that we can see on the field as well the way we played as a team and it was a nice result Arshdeep saidDube who has made a name for himself with his ability to hit big sixes besides bowling his medium pacers added It was fun playing here and it was good to have a win in our first warmup game Obviously its wellbuilt But there is a challenge for the players Its not easyThe warmup match is important for us to be ready for the T20 World Cup 2024 So it was important to get used to it in batting bowling and fielding and hence we got a good idea after playing today and it was a different experience Dube saidWith agency inputs