IND vs WI: Why is Rishabh Pant Not Playing Today? Who is India Wicket Keeper?

Rishabh Pant IND vs WI: In a massive breaking news, India’s star wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant is not part of the side for the fifth and final T20I encounter against West Indies scheduled to be played at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill. India defeated West Indies by a comprehensive margin of 59 runs in the 4th T20I encounter played at the very same venue to take an unassailable lead of 3-1 in the five-match T20I series.

IND vs WI: Why is Rishabh Pant Not Playing Today? Who is India Wicket Keeper?

India’s stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya mentioned at the toss that Rishabh Pant is not playing this fifth T20I against West Indies. There are no injury issues with the wicket-keeper batsman and he has only been rested for this game in order to give a chance to the bench strength. Pant scored a crucial knock of 44 runs off 31 balls that included 6 boundaries to help India post a massive total of 191 for 5 in the 4th T20I. In his absence, Dinesh Karthik will be the wicket-keeper.

“We want to bat. We saw how the wicket slowed down yesterday. We want to bat on a fresher wicket. We are like we are not playing at Miami. 99 percent of the fans are supporting India. No matter what happens, we have set some standards for the Indian cricket team. We need to go out there and showcase our skill set. Obviously, the coach, the captain and senior members have done some tremendous job. 4 changes to the team,” said India’s stand-in captain Hardik Pandya.

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India vs West Indies: Confirmed India Playing 11

The Men in Blue have decided to give opportunities to all those players who were yet to get a game in this Caribbean tour. The likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rohit Sharma have all been rested while Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav and Ishan Kishan are part of the playing XI.

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1. Ishan Kishan 
2. Sanju Samson
3. Shreyas Iyer
4. Deepak Hooda
5. Hardik Pandya (C)
6. Dinesh Karthik (wk)
7. Axar Patel
8. Kuldeep Yadav
9. Ravi Bishnoi
10. Avesh Khan
11. Arshdeep Singh

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