I would consider Pant at number 4 if I was part of team management: Srikkanth

Keeping in mind Rishabh Pant's familiarity with English conditions, former Indian captain Krish Srikkanth has advocated playing the young wicketkeeper-batsman at the number four position.

The 21-year-old Pant has been brought in as a replacement for the injured Shikhar Dhawan in India's World Cup squad but is yet to figure in any of the matches.

"If I was involved with the team management, I think I would consider putting a guy like Rishabh Pant in at No.4," Srikkanth wrote in his column for the ICC.

"They have brought him over here now, he is ready to go and, most importantly, he has played in England before so understands the conditions."
"In the middle order Vijay Shankar and Kedar Jadhav have yet to really convince. I think it's fair to say that their approach needs some fine-tuning."
"Everyone knows he is capable of doing it, he has done it before and will need to correct his course."
"Look at Australia, they have wrestled back momentum, Pakistan are peaking at just the right time, it is now or never for England."