Rishabh Pant back in top-10 of Test rankings; Ashwin-Jadeja consolidate all-rounders’ top spots
Meanwhile, Yashasvi Jaiswal remained the highest ranked Indian Test batter after gaining a spot to rise to fifth.
Meanwhile, Yashasvi Jaiswal remained the highest ranked Indian Test batter after gaining a spot to rise to fifth.
This is the first time Pant will play first-class cricket since his horrific car accident in December 2022.
While it’s the first time that the US is jointly hosting a tournament of the magnitude of a World Cup, India have previously played T20Is against the West Indies on US soil during a couple of their earlier tours.
The swashbuckling left-hander made 446 runs at an average of 40.54 and a strike-rate of 155.40 while claiming a joint-high 16 dismissals with the gloves during IPL 2024.
This will also mark the return of Pant to international cricket for the first time since a near-fatal accident in December 2022 that kept him on the sidelines for more than a year.
Delhi Capitals made it two home victories in a row after recording a 10-run triumph over Mumbai Indians in the afternoon game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Saturday.
Delhi Capitals have won three games out of the seven played in IPL 2024 and sit at No 6 in the points table. SRH, on the other hand, are at number 4 having won four games out of the six played this season.
In the last three meetings, Delhi Capitals have been humiliated by heavy margins of 91, 27 and 77 runs, respectively by the Chennai franchise, and thus a win against the five-time IPL champions on Sunday, could come as a morale-booster for Rishabh Pant’s men.
Pant might not arguably have waited the longest so far in his life until this moment on Saturday when he was welcomed by a standing ovation from the Mohali crowd, even though he was captaining the visiting side.
As BCCI secretary Jay Shah had earlier pointed out that Pant’s performance in the IPL will be monitored closely for a smoother return to the Indian team that will fly to the US and the West Indies to play the T20 World Cup, just a week after the IPL final, it will be interesting to see whether Pant can find his match fitness quickly.
