Rishab Pant – The presence of MS Dhoni in the T20I squad has and will continue to keep Rishab Pant out of the team. Called in as a T20 specialist, Pant can open and can also bat in the middle order in T20Is, but team India has a stacked up top order with Virat Kohli opening the innings on some occasions. Hence, there is no way Pant could be adjusted there, and the wicketkeeper slot is the only space where he can make a case for himself.
The presence of Dhoni at the helm is enough to keep not just Pant, but any other wicketkeeper as well to be out of contention for a while.
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