24-year-old Pant made his international debut in a T20I against England in Bengaluru in February 2017. He has excelled in Test cricket, scoring 2123 runs in 31 matches at an average of 43.32 with five hundreds, four of them coming in overseas conditions.
The aggressive left-hander also impressed during the white ball series in England, scoring a mature 125* in the deciding ODI at Old Trafford in Manchester. In a Q&A session on her YouTube channel, Chopra was asked why Pant gets criticized after a couple of low scores. She explained:
The former India women’s skipper elaborated:
Pant had a decent T20I series against West Indies recently, registering scores of 14, 24, 33* and 44.
“We don’t think on those lines” - Pant on competition with Dinesh Karthik
Team India have been playing with both Pant and Dinesh Karthik in the playing XI in recent T20Is matches. However, according to many critics, only one of the keeper-batters can find a place in India’s T20 World Cup starting XI.
Pant, however, played down any competition between the two cricketers. Speaking to Zee Hindustan, he stated:
Pant and Karthik will be part of the Asia Cup, which begins in UAE on August 27. India face Pakistan in their opener on August 28 in Dubai.
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