India will persist with Rishabh Pant at number four in the batting order to avail the left-right advantage in the middle overs, assistant coach Sanjay Bangar said ahead of Tuesday\u2019s Cricket World Cup group match against Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The twice champions were left without a left-hander in the top half of their batting order after a fractured finger ended opened Shikhar Dhawan\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pant was flown in as Dhawan\u2019s replacement and the 21-year-old finally made his debut in Sunday\u2019s loss to England, scoring 32 after some nervous running between the wickets early in his knock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe team management was feeling the absence of a left-hander since Shikhar got injured,\u201d Bangar said, explaining the decision to send Pant ahead of Pandya on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI felt he had a decent innings,\u201d Bangar told reporters at Edgbaston. \u201cHe got 32 and played a couple of good shots, got a partnership going , so we\u2019re going to persist with him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All-rounder Vijay Shankar, who was originally picked in the squad to bat at number four, has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing World Cup with a toe injury, the team said on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was a ploy to use right-left combination in the middle overs to upset the bowling plans. I feel because of that Adil Rashid could not bowl the number of overs he\u2019d have usually bowled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Known for his six-hitting prowess, Pant hit a century in an Oval test last year and also smashed an unbeaten 159 against Australia in Sydney in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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