IND vs Eng: Rishabh Pant confirms India’s batting order before the first test; Shed light on number 4 and number 5 spots | Cricket news
New Delhi: India’s vice-captain and wicketkeeper-boss Rishabh Pant has confirmed a significant change in the team’s batting order before the first Test against England in Hadingley, Leeds starting on Friday, June 20. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Pant revealed that Skipper Shubman Gill would bat at number 4 in the series opener, who handles the important place vacated after Virat Kohli’s retirement from Test cricket.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!This is a significant change in India’s top-order structure after Rohit Sharma and Kohli’s twin retirement in May. “Shubman will bat at number 4, and I will continue at number 5,” Pant said. “The number 3 spot is still open and will be decided soon.”
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Gill, who started his Test career as a opener, has slowly moved the order down, first to adjust Yashsvi Jaiswal at number 3, and now reached number 4 in a bid to provide solidity in mid -order.
The announcement outlines India’s efforts to rebuild its red ball batting core following the departure of two stallvarts. The team has not won a Test series in England since 2007, despite boasting some of its best cricketers in the last decade, including Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah, Ashwin and Pant.India’s nearest opportunity came on the tour of 2021, when he led 2–1 before postponing the final test due to Kovid -19 and finally lost in 2022.The five-match series, which is now being played for the Ribranded Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy, shut down a new chapter in the Indo-England Test rivalry, undergoing infection with both teams.
