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Rishabh-Pant
Former Indian skipper Kapil Dev believes that playing in English conditions will be challenging for the Indian cricket team. Thus, he suggests young wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant spend more time in the middle and not try to hit every ball.
Team India will be traveling to the UK to play against NZ in the final of the WTC. The WTC final will commence on 18th June in Southampton. Later, in the month of August, the Men in Blue are also scheduled to square off against England in a five-match Test series.
Rishabh Pant is an exciting player and very valuable too: Kapil Dev
After his brilliant performance against Australia earlier this year, Rishabh Pant will be considered as the first-choice wicket-keeper in the England tour. This is going to be his second visit to England for a Test series. Former Indian captain Kapil Dev desires to see the youngster play his part well. While speaking to Mid-Day in an interview, the veteran all-rounder mentioned that playing in English conditions will be very tough, and thus, Pant needs to spend more time in the middle instead of looking to smash every ball. The former Indian captain also added that he loves Test cricket the most, and he always looks forward to watching full day's play.
The Indian cricket team might have struggled in England, but the players also have a remarkable record in the country. The young wicket-keeper batsman had scored his maiden century in the format during the 2018 tour. Thus, Pant would be hoping of producing more such performances in the upcoming series. There have been several contributing factors to India's success in the purest format of the game. However, the contribution of young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant has been immense in the last two series.
The youngster has played several match-winning, and match-saving knocks against Australia and England. Rishabh amassed 274 runs at an average of 68.50 in five innings for the team against Australia. He also continued his excellent form against England, where he scored 270 runs at an average of 54.00.