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Thursday, Aug 14, 2025
Pant and Rayudu's exclusion from the squad of 15 had created quite a stir on Monday. While Sunil Gavaskar called Pant's omission surprising, the snub to Rayudu was questioned by Gautam Gambhir.
Famed for his swashbuckling batting, Pant is expected to be the second wicketkeeper in India's World Cup squad.
The former Indian skipper reckons India's recent 2-3 loss to Australia in a home ODI series will not have much impact on the Men in Blue's 2019 World Cup campaign.
The 21-year-old, who has played most of his ODI matches with Dhoni, said there are many things to learn from the 38-year-old.
The chief selector said that the squads for the West Indies tour have been announced keeping in consideration the performances of the players who are playing for India 'A' in the Caribbean Islands.
Ranchi: India's first-choice Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha suffered an injury on his right ring finger during the South African second innings as Rishabh Pant kept wickets in the final hour on day three of the final Test match, here. The 35-year-old Saha, who was phenomenal behind the stumps
Pant's post comes a day after chief selector M S K Prasad said the team management is very clear on where they stand as far as the future of the former India skipper is concerned.
The 34-year-old Saha was out of the team for a long time due to injury and came back into the side during the two-Test series in the West Indies in August.
Ahead of the T20 International series against the West Indies starting on Friday, Kohli threw his weight behind the under-fire wicketkeeper-batsman.
Not long ago, Pant had worked under former India keeper Kiran More, seeking to improve his glove-work.
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