ENG v IND 2021: PIC- Rishabh Pant sharpens his keeping skills alongside England slip cordon at Lord’s

England won the toss and chose to bowl first in second Test at Lord's vs India.

By Jatin Sharma - 12 Aug, 2021

India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has been getting rave positive reviews of his keeping skills ever since he returned to the Indian team on the tour of Australia and since then impressed everyone with his glovework.

His performance with the bat has made him a darling of critics and Indian team fans alike, but everyone has been raving about his glovework and improved fitness as well. His clean work behind the stumps in the first Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham was praised by the commentators on-air and in the studio as well.

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Recently, before the start of the second Test match at Lord’s, Rishabh Pant was seen working on his keeping skills, however surprisingly, he was doing his drills alongside the England slip cordon.

ESPNCricinfo shared a photo of Rishabh Pant sharpening his keeping skills alongside the England slip cordon. They captioned the post, “How often do you see this? Rishabh Pant practicing his wicket-keeping with the England slip cordon.”  

Joe Root-led England won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the second Test of the five-match series here at the Lord's Cricket Ground on Thursday. England made three changes bringing in Haseeb Hameed, Mark Wood, and Moeen Ali. India also made one change, including Ishant Sharma in the playing XI for injured Shardul Thakur.

(ANI inputs)

By Jatin Sharma - 12 Aug, 2021

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