Delhi Capital Captain Rishabh Pant out from Series

The one day series between India and Bangladesh (India vs Bangladesh) has started. Bangladesh captain Liton Das has elected to bowl after winning the toss in the first ODI which has started at the Sher Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Delhi Capital Captain Rishabh Pant out from Series.

Delhi Capital captain Rishabh Pant has been released from the India ODI squad currently in Bangladesh for a three-match series. The BCCI didn’t reveal the specifics, only saying in a statement that the decision had been taken “in consultation with the BCCI medical team” and “no replacement has been sought”.

Pant will join the team ahead of the Test series that starts on December 14, the statement said. “In consultation with the BCCI Medical Team, Rishabh Pant has been released from the ODI squad. He will join the team ahead of the Test series. No replacement has been sought,” the BCCI said in a media release.

Left-arm spinning all-rounder Axar Patel was not available for selection for the first ODI. According to sources, Axar is nursing a bruised rib after taking a hit while batting at the nets. Though no specific reason was stated for the 25-year-old Pant release, he has been the only first team all-format player to have not got a break after the T20 World Cup in Australia last month.

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While the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were rested after India’s semifinal defeat to England in the T20 showpiece, Pant flew with the team to New Zealand for composite six-match limited overs series. In Bangladesh, India are slated to play two Tests after the three ODIs.