Madan Lal slams Dravid and Rohit over Rishabh Pant’s exclusion

Rishabh Pant in action [Source: Twitter]

Rishabh Pant is part of the travelling Indian squad for the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. However, the dynamic wicketkeeper is yet to feature in the playing XI for the side. The cricketer has been benched in the three Indian matches so far, with Dinesh Karthik donning the gloves instead.

As it turns out, a former Indian star has come out in favour of Pant and has criticised the team management over his repeated exclusion.

Former cricketer Madan Lal has lambasted Indian captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid over repeated exclusion of Rishabh Pant from the playing XI. He claimed that Pant needs to be in the side irrespective of team’s stance over senior warhorse Dinesh Karthik.

Here's what Madan Lal stated

“Whether Dinesh Karthik is available or not, Pant has to play. And give him that encouragement. He is such a big batsman and you are just tossing him up and down like a coin. He is bound to lose his confidence. We all know he is a match-winner. So, Pant has to play, whether DK is there or not.”

The Men in Blue will go up against Bangladesh in their fourth Super 12 match on Wednesday. The contest is slated to be held at the Adelaide Oval.

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