England vs India: Danielle Wyatt hails Rishab Pant’s Test debut at Trent Bridge

English cricketer Danielle Wyatt on Saturday, August 18, praised Rishabh Pant as the 20-year-old made his Test debut for India at Trent Bridge. Pant came in the place of Dinesh Karthik who injured his finger as well as was out of form in the earlier two Tests. Pant became the 291st Test cap for India and was set to bat at No. 6 for the visitors in the third Test.

The Delhi wicketkeeper, who has played four T20Is for India and is known to be a hard-hitting batsman, was included in India’s 18-member squad for England since Wriddhiman Saha was injured. The clamour for his inclusion in the playing XI grew after Karthik failed to deliver with the bat (21 runs in four innings). Former players including ex-captain Sunil Gavaskar backed Pant’s selection in the team.

Wyatt, who consistently talks about various cricketing incidents and has been indulged in the England vs India series was asked by a Twitter user for her opinion on the inclusion of Pant. “Well deserved. Great batsman,” was Wyatt’s reply. She has played 61 ODIs and 83 T20Is for England, has two international hundreds. The 27-year-old opening batswoman is currently playing for Southern Vipers in the Kia Super League in England.

Well deserved. Great batsman 🙌🏼

— Danielle Wyatt (@Danni_Wyatt) August 18, 2018

India made three changes in their XI for the do-or-die Test match at Trent Bridge. Besides Karthik making way for Pant, seamer Jasprit Bumrah came in for Kuldeep Yadav while Shikhar Dhawan replaced Murali Vijay who was dismissed for a pair at Lord’s.

Pant made his first-class debut three years ago and has scored 1,744 runs in 34 innings at an average of 54.50. In the four T20Is he has played, the youngster has scored 73 runs with the highest score of 38.

India were batting cautiously in the third Test after put into bat by England. They were 194 for 3 when the last reports came in with both captain Virat Kohli and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane scoring half-centuries.

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