Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle has said that Rishabh Pant’s omission from India’s T20I squad was on the cards. Pant has been rested by the team management for India’s upcoming ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka.
In Short
- Bhogle says Pant’s omission from T20I squad was on the cards
- Pant rested for India’s ODI and T20I series vs Sri Lanka
- India to play three-match T20I series vs Sri Lanka
Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle has said that Rishabh Pant’s omission from India’s T20I squad was on the cards. Pant has been rested by the team management for India’s upcoming ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka.
Bhogle took to Twitter to say that Pant’s omission from the T20I squad was on the cards, insisting that Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav make for a fabulous top-4.
“So, Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson are now ahead of Rishabh Pant in the T20 pecking order. It was on the cards. Ishan, Ruturaj, Samson and Sky is a fabulous top 4. Expect Rajat Patidar to compete with Hooda and Tripathi for the last batting spot,” Bhogle posted on Twitter.
India announced their squad for three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka which will kick-start the new year for Indian cricket. India have named Hardik Pandya as the captain, in the absence of Rohit Sharma, who is still recovering from a dislocated thumb, an injury he copped in the 2nd ODI match in the tour of Bangladesh.
This means that Pandya is set to be captain for back to back T20I series. Pandya was teased as the captain in the broadcaster’s promo a few days back, however, the BCCI had not made an official confirmation then.
India will also be without the services of Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant in the T20I series.
The BCCI selectors released the two squads late on Tuesday night, 27 December. Among notable changes, India have made it clear that they are moving away from Dinesh Karthik and Ravi Ashwin in the shortest international format of the game. The team has picked up a lot of top order batters, while the middle order has been given in the hands of Hardik Pandya and Rahul Tripathi.
India T20I squad for Sri Lanka series
Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar
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