Ishan Kishan opened the innings for India in the last match. In this match, Rishabh Pant opened the innings in his place. Pant, who scored a century in Tests against England, had been demanding an opening for a long time. The team management has decided to try him at the top. Till now he used to bat at number-4 or below for the team. His role was that of a finisher. In this match, Pant returned to the pavilion after scoring 26 runs in 15 balls. His bat hit 4 fours and a six.
Many including Sunil Gavaskar had demanded
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar wanted Rishabh Pant to open the innings in limited overs cricket. He was told a few days ago that as Australia did to Gilchrist, India should also do to Pant. Gilchrist, who played below in Test, is counted among the great openers of ODI and T20 cricket. Apart from them, former cricketers like Wasim Jaffer and Parthiv Patel have also made this demand.
India’s Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (w), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.
England’s Playing XI: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (w/c), David Malan, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brooke, Moeen Ali, Sam Karen, David Willey, Chris Jordan, Richard Gleason, Matthew Parkinson.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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