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'Selection committee has made up its mind': Ex-India cricketer on Rishabh Pant

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'Selection committee has made up its mind': Ex-India cricketer on Rishabh Pant
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Former cricketer Aakash Chopra suggests that Indian selectors have moved on from Rishabh Pant regarding white-ball cricket, despite his continued importance in the Test format. Pant was omitted from the upcoming ODI squad against the West Indies but named captain for the Irani Cup.

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It reflects the strategic shift in Indian cricket team selection as the board prepares for the 2027 ODI World Cup.

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Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra believes the Indian selectors have made up their mind about Rishabh Pant’s immediate future in white-ball cricket.Pant was left out of India’s ODI squad for the upcoming West Indies series. However, he has been named captain of the Rest of India side for the Irani Cup.The three-match ODI series against the West Indies will begin in Thiruvananthapuram on September 27. The second ODI will be played in Guwahati on September 30, while the third match will take place in New Chandigarh on October 3.Chopra said the different roles given to Pant in red-ball and white-ball cricket show how India currently view the wicketkeeper-batter.‘A very strange and very unique case’Chopra said Pant remains an important player in Test cricket, but his place in the ODI team appears to have changed.“Rishabh Pant is a very strange and very unique case.

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