Rishabh Pant: Indian cricket team's star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant was last seen playing in the T20 series against Sri Lanka. Since then, he has been out of the T20 international team and now the news is coming that he is out of the team forever.
That is, he will never be able to return to India's T20 team and due to this he will have to announce his retirement. In such a situation, let us know what the whole matter is and whether Rishabh Pant will really never be seen in T20 international cricket.
Rishabh Pant will not be able to return to the T20 team
Actually, Rishabh Pant was last seen playing in the 3 T20 match series with Sri Lanka in the year 2024 and since then India has played T20 series with Bangladesh and Africa. But during this time the board has not given him a chance in the team and now the news is coming that he will never be able to return to India's T20 team. Since the management wants to give continuous opportunities to Sanju Samson.
Sanju Samson will get continuous opportunity
Let us tell you that Sanju Samson has scored 2 centuries in his last 3 T20 International matches, due to which his place in the team as a wicketkeeper has been confirmed. According to the reports, the management has decided to make him a permanent part of India's T20 team due to his strong performance. In such a situation, Sanju will be seen playing continuously for India in the coming matches. According to reports, due to not getting a chance in the team, Pant may announce his retirement from T20 International cricket in the coming time.
Not getting a chance due to poor performance
It is known that Rishabh Pant's performance in T20 International cricket has not been anything special, due to which he has been dropped from the team. Pant has so far scored only 1209 runs in 76 T20 International matches at a modest average of 23.25 and a strike rate of 127.26. In his last T20 series also, he could score only 51 runs. For this reason he has been dropped from the team. In such a situation, now it remains to be seen whether he will be able to make a comeback or will end his T20 cricket career by announcing retirement.