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With the wicket-keeper batsman named in the Indian cricket team’s selection for the first Test match against Bangladesh, which begins on September 19, Rishabh Pant is all ready to make a comeback to international red-ball cricket.
Pant, who was injured in an automobile accident in 2022, will be returning to the pitch after a hiatus of about 20 months. He played an important role for the Indian cricket team in the 2024 T20 World Cup and returned to play in an ODI against Sri Lanka. Eric Bischoff, a WWE Hall of Famer, is now one of Pant’s admirers.
Bischoff reacted to a comment by a X (formerly Twitter) user commenting on Pant’s comeback and wrote – “Discipline and commitment. Deadly combination.”
Prior to. Rishabh Pant is headed for greatness in Test cricket, according to former captain of India Sourav Ganguly, but the southpaw needs to improve in the shorter forms as well.
“I consider Rishabh Pant one of India’s best Test batsmen. I’m not surprised that he’s back in the side, and he will continue to play for India in Tests,” Ganguly said at a promotional event here.
“He will be an all-time great in Tests if he keeps performing like this. For me, he needs to get better in the shorter formats. With the talent he has, I’m sure with time, he will become one of the best.”
Uncapped left-arm pacers Yash Dayal and Akash Deep have been picked in the Indian squad by selectors who have chosen to give Mohammed Shami more time to heal from an ankle operation. The two leading pacers are Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah.
“I know Mohammed Shami is missing because of injury, but he will be back very soon since India is going to Australia. It’s still a very good attack,” Ganguly said.
“In India, you will see a lot more spin. In Chennai, you will see a lot more bounce. Ashwin, Jadeja, Axar, and Kuldeep are the four best spinners in the world at the moment — it won’t be easy. When you play in India, spinners have a lot more say in the game. But India are a very good team.”