Promising wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has reached Manchester and joined the Indian team preparing for the much-awaited World Cup tie against Pakistan on Sunday.
The BCCI on Saturday tweeted an image of Pant in Indian gearat the Old Trafford. Another image on the Indian team’s Instagram handle showedPant training with Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik.
There has been no official word yet as to whether Pant hasbeen made part of the squad with the BCCI saying earlier that the Delhi lad wasin the UK as a standby for injured opener Shikhar Dhawan.
Dhawan, who scored a match-winning century against Australiaon June 9, reportedly played much of that innings with a hairline fracture onhis left thumb which he sustained after being hit by a bouncer from Pat Cumminsearly in the innings. K.L. Rahul, who has opened the innings a numberof times in limited over cricket for India, has played in the middle order inthe World Cup thus far. India have Vijay Shankar and Dinesh Karthik in thesquad who could replace Rahul in the middle order if the latter is required toopen the innings with Rohit Sharma.