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Rishabh Pant of india and Shubman Gill of india during day four of the second test match between India and Bangladesh held at the Green Park - Cricket Ground, Kanpur, India on the 30th September 2024. (Sportzpics)
India vice-captain Rishabh Pant on Wednesday ended all speculations on where skipper Shubman Gill will bat in the upcoming 5-match series against England. According to Pant, Gill will slot in at No.4, a spot left vacant by Virat Kohli after his retirement while the Indian vice captain himself said he’ll slot in at No.5. However, Pant said who plays at no.3 was still up in the air and discussions were going on around it.
“I think there is still discussion going on about who is going to play 3. But 4, 5 are definitely fixed. I think Shubman is going to bat at 4 and I am going to stick to No. 5 as of now, and rest we are going to keep on discussing that,” he said in a press conference.
“I think me and Shubman have a really good camaraderie off the field. If you’re good friends off the field, it eventually comes on the field as well. That is something I’ve always believed. Me and him, we gel really well together. We keep on having conversations and the kind of comfort zone we have with each other, I think that is really going to be special for us,” he added.
Pant also said that it was a relief for the team because England’s veteran pacers James Anderson and Stuart Broad had announced their retirements and will not take part in the series. He, however, pointed out that Team India will not underestimate the current crop of England pacers.
“Definitely, it feels so good when both (Anderson and Broad) are not there. Because coming from the last two tours, they’ve been there for England for so many years and I’ve only come for two tours. But at the same time, they have enough ammunition as an England bowling line-up,” he said.
“We don’t want to take anyone lightly because our team is also young. They’re still looking to develop themselves. But at the same time, we’ve got to play our cricket and respect the bowlers and opposition where it needs it,” he added.
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