Austin 3:!6 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday once again rued that young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant would be sorely missed during the ODI World Cup, commencing on May 30 in United Kingdom. “India will miss Pant in the World Cup. I don’t know in whose place but he will be missed,” Ganguly told reporters at Eden Gardens. The explosive 21-year-old Pant was a notable omission from the India’s World Cup-bound squad as the national selectors picked an experienced Dinesh Karthik as the second choice wicketkeeper. Pant had a stupendous season amassing 488 runs from 16 matches at an average of 37.53 and with a strike rate of 162.66. With Kedar Jadhav sustaining a shoulder injury during an IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab, the medical staff is opting a wait and watch policy on his availability for India’s World Cup opener against South Africa on June 5. Asked whether Pant’s name can crop up in case Jadhav fails to get fit, Ganguly said: “He is injured. It’s difficult to say whether he will get fit or not. I hope Kedar gets fit.” Ganguly is the advisor of IPL franchise Delhi Capitals, a team for which Pant recently scored massive runs although it failed to make the final. “We played exceptionally well but two other teams made the final. The season just got over, we have not thought about it (the way forward),” Ganguly said about their loss to Chennai Super Kings in the Qualifier 2. Ganguly rated CSK’s MS Dhoni and Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma as two best captains of the IPL. “Two best captains of the IPL and one of them won. Everyone will learn under pressure. Both CSK and Mumbai were fantastic teams,” said Ganguly. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/icc-world-cup-2019-india-will-miss-rishabh-pant-sourav-ganguly/story-YBoFdDEofpeGzDTNwXhg8J.html Link to comment
SK_IH Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Virat Kohli should show some intelligence and get Pant into the squad before 22 May. Mosher and Pandya_Power 2 Link to comment
zen Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Minimum requirement = Pant + Saini Austin 3:!6, Mosher and diehardpacer 3 Link to comment
Austin 3:!6 Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Looking at the flat tracks in Eng, Pant could have been deadly here. So agree with Dada Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 59 minutes ago, SK_IH said: Virat Kohli should show some intelligence and get Pant into the squad before 22 May. jadhav injured hai, ab to solid chance hai .....VK shud tell them not to declare him fit Link to comment
putrevus Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 They should select him, it is a no brainer.Drop Karthik and select Saini and Pant. Moronic selectors have totally screwed the squad. diehardpacer and Austin 3:!6 1 1 Link to comment
vivek04 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Apart from pandya we have no power-hitter. Messed up selection. Link to comment
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