Sunil Gavaskar feels Rishabh Pant in line for Test debut in Nottingham

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“He’s certainly in the frame. The fact that he was chosen ahead of everybody else to come, at the moment that Saha was declared unfit, just tells you about the thinking of the selection committee and team management.”

“The fact that he has now spent two weeks with the senior team in the dressing room would have given him a feel of expectations because there are different expectations. I think it’s a fantastic opportunity for him. How he grabs it is entirely up to him,” added Gavaskar.

But Gavaskar wasn’t too bothered. Although he reiterated that the first Test could have swung in India’s favour, he was hopeful that there’s still quite a bit of cricket left in the series for India to pose a comeback.

India, already 0-1 down in the series, are in a precarious position in the second Test having been dismissed for 107 in the first innings.

“I do believe that they have the opportunity here because this is a five-Test series and you can always come back. Even if you are two down, you can still come back. India have traditionally been slow starters overseas,” he added.

“In the third Test (in South Africa) we came back, but if it had been a five Test series, we could have won the fourth and fifth as well. That’s the big plus as far as this tour is concerned, that the Indian team will get an opportunity to come back and may be even win this series.”

 

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If KKD scores a 50 in 2nd innings ( there are more chances of my balls becoming prime minister than that) then Pant will be kept waiting.