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ENGLAND PLANS TO BE CAUTIOUS AGAINST ‘EXTRAORDINARY’ PANT

AHMEDABAD: England captain Joe Root praised “extremely talented” Rishabh Pant and said the India wicket-keeper batsman plays “extraordinary shots”.

Pant has been in great form recently and with his fearless batting, the player can turn around the outcome of a match. Aware of the threat Pant poses, Root said his side will have to capitalise on the chance they will get in the match to have the youngster dismissed. “He (Pant) is a fine player and plays some extraordinary shots. He makes it very difficult for some bowlers to bowl at him. But more than anything, (it is on us as to) can we keep him quiet and can we make it difficult for him to really take us on and find ways of either getting him off the strike or get him out. Rishabh is extremely talented and he has got a great game but he will give you a chance and we just got to be ready to take that when it comes,” Root said during the virtual press conference on Tuesday.

India had defeated England by 317 runs in the second Test and now both teams are getting ready to battle it out in the day-night Test at the newly-built Motera Stadium.

Lately, England has opted to keep either James Anderson or Stuart Broad in the playing XI.

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