Rishabh Pant thanks Ravi Shastri for 'grand welcome' as he joins Indian camp after beating COVID-19
Cricket | July 22, 2021 20:59 ISTPant, who has now returned negative test results, had been in isolation for two weeks since testing positive.
Pant, who has now returned negative test results, had been in isolation for two weeks since testing positive.
India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant joined the Indian Test squad on Wednesday after recovering from COVID-19.
The match has been accorded first-class status, a first for India in many years since Mahendra Singh Dhoni took over captain
Ganguly is confident that Pant and others will recover in time.
Dinesh Karthik put out a subtle reminder on his official social media profiles after India's two wicketkeeper-batsmen; Rishabh Pant and Wriddhiman Saha remained unavailable.
Pant and Saha will miss the practice match scheduled to start on July 20 against a combined county side.
Rishabh Pant had visited the Euro 2020 pre-quarter final between England and Germany on June 29 and had later tweeted pictures of himself with a few of his friends/relatives sitting in the crowd.
Vaughan tweeted that Ashes could also be "hugely" affected due to the current bio-bubble and quarantine rules.
Hours after revelation that two Indian players tested COVID-19 positive, it has been reported that Rishabh Pant is the one who is infected by the contagion.
Rajasthan Royals wicketkeeper-batsman Anuj Rawat said that he has learnt a lot from Rishabh Pant, especially from his rise in world cricket. Rawat further said that he noticed how Pant made changes to his game to excel at the international level.
Pant took charge of Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2021 and helped them win six out of eight games, thus finishing on top of the points table before the league was suspended.
Delhi Capitals' Shreyas Iyer had to miss out on the first half of the Indian Premier League 2021 due to a shoulder injury he suffered during India's first ODI against England while fielding. Iyer believes he may be fit to make a return in the IPL 2021 but he's unsure about taking the charge from Rishabh Pant. Pant was named as the captain of Capitals in Iyer's absence.
Pant eventually walked back after scoring 41 as India bundled out for just 170 in the second innings.
Riding on goals from Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane, England defeated Germany 2-0 in a Round of 16 match
While many experts criticised Pant's aggressive approach when the situation demanded sensible batting, India skipper Virat Kohli seemed fine with the youngster's intent to score rather than looking to survive.
Since breaking into the India set-up, Pant has had to answer his fair share of critics en route to the top.
India's wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant slammed an unbeaten century during Team India's intra-squad game for the preparations of the WTC Final against New Zealand.
Pant will be seen in action when India take on New Zealand in the much-awaited World Test Championship (WTC) final from June 18th in Southampton.
Ravindra Jadeja has jumped to no.2 in the Test all-rounders' rankings.
In an exclusive interview with India TV Cricket on Tuesday, former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja talked about Rishabh Pant and his impact on Test cricket
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