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Sanjay Manjrekar feels that Rishabh Pant will proceed being benched within the ODI setup so long as KL Rahul continues to attain runs.
Rishabh Pant final performed ODI cricket on August 2024. (Picture: AFP)
The previous Indian cricketer, Sanjay Manjrekar reckons that it’s a sorry scenario for Rishabh Pant who’s struggling to make a case for his choice within the Indian group within the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025. With India set to tackle Pakistan of their second group-stage sport, Manjrekar feels that regardless of Pant being a uncommon expertise he’ll proceed to remain out so long as Rahul continues to attain runs.
Reflecting on India’s efficiency in opposition to Bangladesh, Manjrekar doesn’t anticipate the Males in Blue to make modifications to their enjoying 11 contemplating their dominant present.
With the ball, Mohammed Shami and his capacity to show up in ICC tournaments was on show because the pacer completed with a five-wicket haul. Harshit Rana was additionally among the many wickets whereas the spinners did their job because the bowling unit restricted Bangladesh to a below-par rating.
Batting-wise, Rohit regarded in good contact and continued his attacking cost within the early phases of the innings whereas Shubman Gill anchored the sport with a century whereas KL Rahul completed the sport off in type.
“India have been fairly good (in opposition to Bangladesh), most containers acquired ticked. I don’t see drastic modifications if the pitch doesn’t demand. Kuldeep (Yadav) wants a bit of extra sport time. Rahul acquired some runs, so I don’t suppose any new wicketkeeper-batter goes to exchange him,” Manjrekar mentioned in a in a digital interplay with JioHotstar.
“Until Rahul is contributing, Pant will keep out however Pant is a uncommon expertise for India. It’s a sorry scenario for him,” he added.
Rishabh Pant has not been in a position to set up himself within the ODI setup for a while now. Even within the prior three-match collection in opposition to England, he was the one one to not get sport time whereas the others had a sport or two to showcase their greatest.
Many have questioned whether or not that is certainly the correct transfer contemplating that Pant provides a further left-handed batting choice. Together with his power-hitting and unorthodox batting type, many counsel that he might do a greater job if he have been to return decrease down the order as a finisher.
However the Indian group administration has as an alternative opted to advertise Axar Patel up the order, notably on slower tracks to maintain the left-right mixture going which suggests Pant’s possibilities of a begin stay as slim as ever.