1. “There is Rishabh Pant at No.4”
Pant had replaced the injured Vijay Shankar in the playing XI for the game against England during the World Cup 2019. And, it was his first game of the tournament.
While chasing the target of 337 runs, he came out after Virat Kohli’s dismissal when India was struggling to keep up with the asking rate and along with Rohit Sharma, added 52 runs for the third wicket to bring the team back in the run chase.
Rohit was asked about Pant in the post-match press conference and whether he was surprised to see him bat at No.4 ahead of the in-form Hardik Pandya. The Indian vice-captain gave a hilarious reply to the journalist’s question leaving the room in splits.
“Not really (surprised) because you all wanted Rishabh Pant to play right? Right from the time we left India, you all kept on asking where Rishabh Pant is. There he is at No.4,” Rohit joked with the journalist.