ICC World Cup 2019: Rishabh Pant flies to England as back up for Dhawan

Rishabh Pant's omission from the original squad had become a topic of heated debates given his stupendous form in the past one year

Young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was Wednesday brought in as cover for the injured Shikhar Dhawan in India's World Cup squad.

Pant, whose omission from the original squad became a topic of heated debates given his stupendous form in the past one year, will reach here Wednesday.

His arrival will be a day before India's game against New Zealand and he won't be considered a replacement till the time the team management takes a final call on Dhawan's availability for the rest of the tournament.

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