New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Former cricketer Suresh Raina shared his views on the significance of Rishabh Pant within the Males in Blue squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 and mentioned that the wicketkeeper-batter must “play with extra accountability”.
Earlier on Saturday, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and skipper Rohit Sharma held a press convention to announce the 15-member squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 and ODI sequence in opposition to England.
Pant made his ODI debut in 2018 in opposition to West Indies following that he has scored 871 runs in 31 50-over matches at a strike price of 106.21. The 27-year-old’s final ODI recreation was in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2024, the place he scored simply six runs at a strike price of 66.66.
Talking solely on Star Sports activities Press Room, Suresh Raina mentioned that Pant has improved loads in his wicket-keeping. He added that the upcoming white-ball sequence in opposition to England will probably be an excellent likelihood to enhance.
The previous cricketer added that if teenager Yashasvi Jaiswal would not make it into the taking part in eleven then Pant could have a vital function within the squad.
“He has improved loads on his wicket-keeping, Rishabh Pant must play with extra accountability as a result of this can be a 50-over event. Within the upcoming event with England you have acquired 5 T20Is and three One Days, this will probably be an excellent alternative for Rishabh Pant. It depends upon the way you play, I feel if Yashasvi doesn’t play within the prime order then Rishabh Pant could have a vital function, he can bat on the fourth place he may also are available in to bat earlier than Hardik as a result of if Rishabh goes on to play 40-50 deliveries then he can end off the sport,” Raina was quoted in a launch from Star Sports activities as saying.
Raina added that it is necessary for Pant to spend a while on the crease. The 38-year-old concluded by saying that if the wicketkeeper-batter makes a mistake then that is going to price loads.
“He has to inform himself that if I play fifty deliveries then I can rating 80-100 runs however it will be important for him to spend a while. If he makes a mistake then that is going to price loads as a result of he has that expertise, he has acquired that potential, he’s going to be the X issue for the Indian crew,” he added.
The freshest problem awaiting for Crew India is the ICC Champions Trophy, ranging from February 19 until March 9. It will likely be hosted by Pakistan and UAE, with India taking part in its matches in UAE below a hybrid mannequin.
The eight-team event will characteristic 15 fifty-over matches and will probably be performed throughout Pakistan and in Dubai.
The largest match of the event between two arch-rivals India and Pakistan will probably be performed on February 23. India will begin its marketing campaign in opposition to Bangladesh on February 20. India’s final league match will probably be in opposition to New Zealand on March 2. The Rohit Sharma-led facet will play all their matches in DubaiIndia squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja. (ANI)
