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The star Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh sustained a ligament tear in the horrific accident he met recently on Friday, the 30th of December 2022. Although, the intensity of the tear is yet to be known meanwhile sources close to the Indian Cricket Board have learned that he is likely to miss the upcoming full-fledged four-match Test series against Australia next month in February,
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Pant’s comeback to the highest level of the game could take a bit of a long time, and one can’t figure out the exact date at this point in time considering the delicacy of the injuries he faced in the accident.
With said that, here in this listicle, we’ll have a look at the three Indian cricketers who might replace the 25-year-old in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against the Aussies.
K Srikar Bharat
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The domestic cricket veteran Kona Srikar Bharat has delivered a lot in First-Class cricket since his debut against Kerala exactly 10 years back on the 1st of January in 2013. Srikar Bharat has also appeared in a few matches of India A and produced some vital performances so far.
The 29-year-old has batted in 132 innings of 84 matches and scored 4533 runs with an average of 37.46 including nine centuries and 25 half-centuries to his name. Apart from that, he had also smashed a triple ton in First-Class cricket with an individual score of 308 runs.
Speaking of his excellence behind the wickets, the Visakhapatnam-born wicketkeeper has 289 catches and 34 stumpings to his name in First-Class cricket. Considering his decade-long experience in First-Class cricket, the Indian team management might look at him as a perfect replacement for Rishabh Pant in the Test series against Pat Cummins & co.
Upendra Yadav
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The Kanpur-born wicketkeeper-batter Upendra Yadav started his First-Class career for his home state Uttar Pradesh almost six years back in the year 2016. Later on, he moved on to another team, and currently, he is in action with the Railways in the ongoing edition of the Ranji Trophy 2022-23.
Upendra has played 32 matches in First-Class cricket a few for India A as well. In his six-year-long First-Class career, the 26-year-old lad has caught the batters behind the wickets 112 times including 15 stumpings to his name.
Considering a youngster as an option or a like-to-like replacement for Rishabh Pant, Upendra Yadav could be a great fit for the Indian team management to include in the squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting from the 9th of February next month.
Ishan Kishan
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The name has attracted the eyeballs of the Indian cricketing fraternity more than anyone else of late. Ishan Kishan recently became the first batter in international cricket to score the fastest ODI double-century. The 24-year-old achieved this feat on the 10th of December last year against Bangladesh in the Chattogram fixture.
Apart from that, the Patna-born Jharkhand batter is still waiting for a debut call in Test cricket. However, Ishan has played 10 red-ball fixtures in First-Class cricket and got a chance to bat in 9 innings. In these nine innings, Ishan has scored 477 runs with a fantastic average of 53.00 alongside 3 catches and one stumping behind the wicket.
Giving Ishan a debut call and strengthening the batting lineup might be the reasons for Indian management to pick him in the squad to fill the vacant spot after Rishabh Pant’s injury.