IND v SL 2023: Rishabh Pant to miss whole Sri Lanka series; asked to head to NCA for 15 days

Pant's name was missing from both white-ball squads.

By Saurabh Malhotra - 27 Dec, 2022

Rishabh Pant | Getty Images

India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant's name was missing in both the squads for the T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka as the BCCI selection committee on Tuesday (December 27) announced the team.

Pant's recent form in white-ball cricket, particularly in T20Is, has not been very good and with his name missing and no official statement provided by the board on his absence, it was assumed by many including cricket expert Harsha Bhogle that he had been dropped from the white-ball sides.

So, Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson are now ahead of Rishabh Pant in the T20 pecking order. It was on the cards. Ishan, Ruturaj, Samson and Sky is a fabulous top 4. Expect Rajat Patidar to compete with Hooda and Tripathi for the last batting spot
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 27, 2022

But as per a PTI report and journalist Arani Basu, Pant will miss the six white-ball games against Sri Lanka due to a knee issue which has been troubling him since some time. He has reportedly been asked to head to the National Cricket Academy for two weeks to undergo strengthening session for his knee.

Rishabh Pant has been advised to be at NCA from Jan 3 for 15 days to do strengthening session on his knee. He has been carrying the niggle for a while https://t.co/2gaLVq7Ge1
— Arani Basu (@AraniBasuTOI) December 27, 2022

Hardik Pandya will lead India in the three-match T20I series, while Rohit Sharma was named the captain for the three ODIs against Sri Lanka.

Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson will be the wicketkeeper-batters for India in the T20Is, with the former and KL Rahul doing the duties in ODIs.

IND v SL 2023: Rishabh Pant to miss whole Sri Lanka series; asked to head to NCA for 15 days

Pant's name was missing from both white-ball squads.

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