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Pant Hasnt Done Anything Wrong, Deserved To Continue As Vicecaptain In Tests: Kaif

Lucknow Super Giants: Former India batter Mohammad Kaif has said Rishabh Pant deserved to continue as vicecaptain of the Test team, insisting that the wicketkeeperbatter remains Indias biggest matchwinner in the redball format and that he hadnt done anything wrong. Pants elevation as Indias vice-captain in Tests after Shubman Gill was made the new red-ball skipper last year for the tour of England was seen as a clear signal that the wicketkeeper-batter was identified as a leader-in-waiting. Even when Gill was ruled out of the Guwahati Test against South Africa last year due to a neck injury, Pant led India, though it ended in a massive 408-run defeat, as the hosts suffered a 2-0 series loss. But the selectors latest call while announcing the squad for the one-off Test against Afghanistan left everyone surprised, as Pant has now been replaced as vice-captain by KL Rahul, whos one of the current players to have captained India across all three formats. Rishabh Pant hasn't done anything wrong. Red-ball and white-ball cricket are two very different formats. You are judging him based on the IPL, saying that he is not doing a good job as captain, that his team is losing, and that he is not scoring runs. But I believe there is no bigger match-winner for India in Tests, as a batter, than Rishabh Pant, said Kaif on JioHotstar. Pants recent form as a batter and captain in IPL 2026 for Lucknow Super Giants has been a horrid one, but Kaif felt taking decisions on the basis of mixing formats is not good from the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee. Rishabh Pant hasn't done anything wrong. Red-ball and white-ball cricket are two very different formats. You are judging him based on the IPL, saying that he is not doing a good job as captain, that his team is losing, and that he is not scoring runs. But I believe there is no bigger match-winner for India in Tests, as a batter, than Rishabh Pant, said Kaif on JioHotstar. Also Read: Live Cricket Score So, I'd want them to be consistent. Either go by form, regardless of age, and if you are scoring runs or taking wickets, you should get picked. Because I think Rishabh Pant deserved to continue as vice-captain, he added. Article Source: IANS

20 May 2026 3:44 pm