IND vs WI LIVE: Sunil Gavaskar- Rishabh Pant Cricketer-turned-commentator Sunil Gavaskar was not impressed by Team India’s move of using Rishabh Pant as opener in the second ODI against West Indies. He feels that the 24-year-old should be the finisher. He further said that KL Rahul should stick to his natural position of opening the batting. Follow India vs West Indies LIVE score updates on InsideSport.IN
IND vs WI LIVE: Sunil Gavaskar unhappy with Rishabh Pant’s move as opener, says, ‘He should be the finisher’- check out
“I was surprised to see Rishabh Pant up the order because I have always felt that he is probably better off at 6 or 7, depending on how the team has gone. He should be the finisher. My feeling is that Rahul will partner Rohit as the opener, and Surya would probably bat at No. 4,” Gavaskar said mid-innings of the 2nd ODI.
“Then maybe at 5, you will have somebody like a Rishabh Pant and then a Washington Sundar. Don’t forget, India are feeling the absence of Ravindra Jadeja at No. 7, 8. He was scoring so many runs and hitting the big shots. Brilliant fielder and picking up wickets in the middle order. He is being missed greatly by this Indian team,” he added.
- India’s move to open with Rishabh Pant failed badly. He scored just 18 runs.
- KL Rahul delivered in the middle-order after failure as opener in South Africa.
- Gavaskar stressed that India should groom Rishabh Pant to groom as a finisher.
- He feels only R Jadeja is the lone finisher India have at the moment and he is being missed in the ODI series due to injury.
IND vs WI LIVE: Sunil Gavaskar unhappy with Rishabh Pant’s move as opener, says, ‘He should be the finisher’- check out
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