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Kohli Confirms Rishabh Pant's Place In The Playing XI For First Test Against England

By Sahil Mathur February 04, 2021 • 17:34 PM View: 2200

Indian captain Virat Kohli on Thursday confirmed that Rishabh Pant will play as a wicket-keeper batsman against England in the first test at Chennai.

Pant played an important role in India's successful tour of Australia earlier this year. He scored 97 in the fourth innings of the drawn Sydney Test and an unbeaten 86 at Brisbane to win the match. India won the four-match test series 2-1.

TAGS England Tour Of India 2021 Virat Kohli Rishabh Pant

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