What wrong has Rishabh Pant done to be kept out of playing XI? Well….nothing. After being forced to miss the second ODI of the series against Australia due to concussion, the youngster was back for the third ODI but was kept out. The team management probably wanted to stick with the winning combination for the decider and Rishabh missed his first ODI since World Cup 2019.
The 22-year-old was expected to be back in the playing XI to play his favourite format against New Zealand but again, the team management ditched him and kept him out of playing XI for the complete T20 series. The captain and coaches have been backing KL Rahul to do the wicket-keeping job, which should mean an extended exile for the youngster.
Certainly, Rishabh isn’t the only player to be dropped from the team unceremoniously. Several players have suffered the same fate and many of them even failed to make a comeback. We have a look at few of them –