IND vs AUS: Why is Rishabh Pant is Not Playing Today’s India vs Australia 1st Test? Check India Playing 11

Rishabh Pant IND vs AUS: It was a massive blow for the Indian cricket team when their premier wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant met with a life-threatening car accident. The southpaw came out of danger and also underwent a successful knee surgery. However, it is really difficult to predict at this moment as to when will Rishabh able to make a comeback to competitive cricket considering the amount of injuries he suffered during that horrific car accident.

IND vs AUS: Why is Rishabh Pant is Not Playing Today’s India vs Australia 1st Test?

There is absolutely no doubt that the Indian team will definitely miss the services of their premier middle-order wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023 consisting of four Test matches at home. Pant’s famous heroic helped India defeat Australia in their fortress at The Gabba and also won the four-match Test series by 2-1 margin. The left-hander also has a sensational record in the longer format of the game due to his counter-attacking mindset. In his Test career so far, Rishabh has smashed 2271 runs from 33 games at an average of over 43 that includes as many as 11 fifties and 5 centuries.

The latest update is that Rishabh Pant has been discharged from the hospital and is expected to make a comeback to the cricketing game around the start of 2024 calendar year.

India Playing 11

1. Rohit Sharma (C)
2. KL Rahul
3. Cheteshwar Pujara
4. Virat Kohli
5. Suryakumar Yadav
6. Ravindra Jadeja
7. KS Bharat (wk)
8. Axar Patel
9. Ravichandran Ashwin
10. Mohammed Shami
11. Mohammed Siraj

India vs Australia 2023 Schedule