World Cup: How Rishabh Pant fared in ODI cricket

Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, who has two Test centuries, is still a learner in ODI cricket having played five games.

Rishabh Pant (right) listens to M.S. Dhoni during a training session ahead of the Cricket World Cup match against Pakistan at Old Trafford in Manchester.

Youngster Rishabh Pant is now the official replacement for Shikhar Dhawan in the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2019. On Wednesday, the India opener was ruled out due to a thumb fracture which opened the gate for the 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman.

Pant is a proven performer in Tests and T20Is, but he is yet to make a mark in ODI cricket. The left-handed batsman has two Test centuries and that too, in England and Australia. His ODI record reads 93 runs in five innings with the best show — 36 off 24 balls against Australia in Mohali earlier this year — coming in a losing cause.

On top of that, Pant has been only tested at home and against two teams — West Indies (three games) and Australia (two).

Pant, however, will gain confidence from his IPL 2019 statistics — 488 runs in 16 matches, comprising three fifties at a strike-rate of 162.66.

He might find it difficult to make it to the playing XI but a chance is never too far.