Asia Cup Live: Rishabh Pant gets his chance as Hardik Pandya rested for “important games”

Skipper Rohit Sharma stated that Hardik Pandya was rested considering how important he is for the team. Rishabh Pant, who was benched against Pakistan, get’s his first game of Asia Cup 2022.

Indian fans have witnessed that Dinesh Karthik, who was considered as Pant’s backup, is getting an upper hand because of his positive performance in the recent matches.

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Rohit Sharma: We were going to bowl first as well. Looks like an even covering of grass and we need to bat well to get to a good score. We just want to continue to do what we are doing as a team. We don’t want to look at the opposition and play good and hard cricket. We need to do our basics right, which is what got us a victory against Pakistan. One change: Hardik is rested considering how important he is for us, Pant comes in.

India’s playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh