Cricket-India weighing up wicketkeeper decision for England semi


FILE PHOTO: Cricket - 1st IT20 - India Nets - The Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Britain - July 6, 2022 India's Rohit Sharma during the nets Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - India captain Rohit Sharma said he has yet to decide whether Dinesh Karthik or Rishabh Pant will don the wicketkeeper gloves for Thursday's Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against England.

Veteran Dinesh Karthik, who excels as a finisher with the bat, has been India's preferred stumper so far, with Pant's only appearance coming in Sunday's inconsequential Super 12 contest against Zimbabwe, where he scored three.

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