Team India chief selector MSK Prasad on Sunday announced the squads at the Board of Control for Cricket in India headquarters in Mumbai
The selectors must look at the job in hand and that is to lay the foundation stones with an eye on the 2023 World Cup which means giving youngsters like Pant a go
With Dhoni making himself not available for selection for two months, Rishabh Pant is expected to be first wicketkeeper choice in all three formats
A trivia for Virat Kohli: All matches at Old Trafford have been won by the team batting first.
He believes that either Kedar Jadhav or Dinesh Karthik should be asked to do the job
Just as Pant hit the winning runs, finishing it off with a six here on Monday night, former India skipper entered the ground and lifted him up.
Pant made a statement by guiding Delhi Capitals to a win over Rajasthan Royals with a 36-ball 78 Monday night.
Chief selector MSK Prasad said 'Pant was almost there' but finishing matches was the important point where they felt 33-year-old Karthik had an advantage over 21-year-old Rishabh Pant
The New Zealander, who scored 40 off 24 balls against SRH, was also lavish in his praise for Shreyas Iyer's leadership skills.
Dhawan's strike-rate has been less than 115, which is considered poor in T20 format as his scores of 43 off 36 balls (MI) and 51 off 47 balls (CSK) would indicate
Yuvraj's comments came after Pant showed his heroics with the bat once again and played a match-winning unbeaten 78 off just 27 balls for Delhi Capitals
The Delhi dazzler's seven towering sixes and as many fours at the Wankhede Stadium left the Mumbai Indians bowlers traumatised and gave rechristened Delhi Capitals the fresh beginning they longed for
My bond with Mahi bhai is very special. Batting or wicket-keeping, you can go up to him any time, says Rishabh Pant
The 21-year-old Pant was picked by the ICC's voting academy for a stellar show in his breakthrough Test year in 2018.
'Can you babysit? I'll take the wife to the movies one night and you'll look after the kids,' the Aussie skipper Tim Paine, was heard on the stump mic
Rishabh Pant remained unbeaten on 116 off 38 balls
Rishabh Pant's belligerent brand of batting has already earmarked him as a future star