IND vs SA: India vs South Africa live updates – Ahead of donning the captain’s hat for the Indian team, Rishabh Pant went back to his roots in Delhi. The wicketkeeper-batter spent time at his alma mater before what is going to be a big litmus test for him, in the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa. Follow IND vs SA live updates, India vs South Africa live updates.
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Notably, Pant was supposed to be the vice-captain of the Indian team, with KL Rahul being the captain. However, Rahul was ruled out of the series on Wednesday because of an injury, and Pant has now been elevated to the position of a wicketkeeper-batter. Ahead of the series, he travelled back to his college – South Delhi’s Venkateshwara College, where he spent time with his teachers.
IND vs SA: Ahead of CAPTAINCY stint, Rishabh Pant goes back to his roots, pays visit to his ALMA MATER – Check Pictures
Meanwhile, Pant was unaware of the development when he travelled to his college. WHen he was finally informed, he said “It’s a very good feeling although it didn’t come in good circumstances. The news just came in for me as well an hour back so I’m also processing it. I haven’t even digested the information yet. It is a great feeling getting this opportunity, especially in my hometown,”
“As a team, we have thought about certain goals that we want to achieve as a team. We are continuously working on them. We are thinking about the World Cup. In the coming days, you’ll see a lot of changes,” Pant further added. Meanwhile, the first match will be played at Pant’s home ground – Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.
IND vs SA: Ahead of CAPTAINCY stint, Rishabh Pant goes back to his roots, pays visit to his ALMA MATER – Check Pictures
IND vs SA Full Squads
India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (captain), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Y Chahal, Axar Patel, R Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Marco Jansen
IND vs SA T20I Schedule and Timings
1st T20I- June, 9 – Delhi at 7:00 PM (IST)
2nd T20- June 12 – Cuttack at 7:00 PM (IST)
3rd T20I- June 14 – Visakhapatnam at 7:00 PM (IST)
4th T20I- June 17 – Rajkot at 7:00 PM (IST)
5th T20I- June 19-Bengaluru at 7:00 PM (IST)
IND vs SA: Ahead of CAPTAINCY stint, Rishabh Pant goes back to his roots, pays visit to his ALMA MATER – Check Pictures
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