2024-08-21 13:40:27
New Delhi: Indian cricket team’s experienced wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant played the last Test against Bangladesh in 2022. After this Test series, Pant had a terrible car accident, after which he was away from the game for a long time. However, from IPL 2024, he returned to the game again and showed amazing game. After this, he got a place directly in India’s World Cup T20 team. After this, Pant also participated in the ODI match on the Sri Lanka tour. Now comes the turn of Test. Rishabh Pant is fully ready to make a comeback in Test cricket as well. Let us tell you that from next month i.e. September, a 2-match Test series is to be played between India and Bangladesh, which will start from September 19. It is expected that Rishabh Pant will also be a part of India’s Test squad. Now the question is that if Pant makes it to the Test team and is also a part of the playing 11. So whose place will he take. Let us tell you whose place Pant can take in the playing 11.
Rishabh Pant can replace Dhruv Jurel
England toured India earlier this year. Where a 5 match Test series was played between the two teams. In this series, young wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Jurel made his debut for India and impressed everyone with his game. Jurel played a total of 3 matches in this series, in which he scored 190 runs at an average of 63. A half-century was also seen from his bat. Jurel also impressed everyone with his wicketkeeping. But now with Pant’s return, his place may go out of the playing 11. However, Rishabh will also be under pressure to perform well. Because if he does not perform in some matches. Then Dhruv Jurel can be given a chance in his place.
Rishabh Pant’s Test career
26-year-old Rishabh Pant has played a total of 33 Test matches for India so far. During this time, he has scored 2271 runs in 56 innings at an average of 43. 5 centuries and 11 half-centuries have been seen from his bat in Tests.