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Australia batting great Matthew Hayden reckoned that Rishabh Pant will be the key player for India in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy which will be hosted by Australia later this year. He reckoned that Rishabh Pant has a muscle memory and a thirst for victory. Pant is out of Test cricket since he met with a near-fatal accident while driving back home.
The wicketkeeper batter is currently in the form of his life he was the vital cog for India in USA pitches during T20 World Cup 2024. Pant will also made his comeback in the longest format of the game, he will most likely to feature in the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh.
“Guys like Rishabh Pant have got a muscle memory and the thirst for victory. He was such a key player last time he played there and the Australian public loved him as well, because of the nature of the way he played his game,” Hayden told media on the sidelines of ‘CEAT Cricket Rating Awards’ here on Wednesday.
India have won two consecutive Border-Gavaskar Trophies and now Rohit Sharma & Co. eye hattrick against the World Test Champions.
“It was exciting. It was innovative. It was just fresh and good. Then you have got your old stewards, like Virat Kohli, (he) will want to make an impression again. From a batting point of view, I’m excited to see how India have that strategy to take on the Australian conditions,” the Australian added.
Team India are currently on a break the next assignment will be the upcoming Test and T20I series against Bangladesh which is scheduled to start from 21 September.
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