Former India cricketer Ritinder Singh Sodhi has held Rishabh Pant accountable after the wicket-keeper batsman tested positive for Covid-19. The 23-year-old was seen with his friends having a great time at Euro 2020, it did not go down well with Sodhi. With Pant and Wriddhiman Saha (both wicketkeepers) in isolation, the think tank must be wondering who will keep the wickets. KL Rahul?
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“It is an atmosphere of tension. It has been going on for so long that you should avoid crowded places and wear a mask if necessary. If you are going without a mask where there are so many spectators, you are inviting yourself to danger.”
“It is very sad and the board has expressed its anger and it is absolutely right because the players have to take their own responsibility. Now I pray that all is well.”
“We were thinking about the XI to play, which players are in good form, but now both the wicketkeepers are not present. Hopefully KL Rahul doesn’t have to keep wickets,” Sodhi said on India News.
“It’s very sad because you want to take advantage of the first two practice matches of the series. You want to score runs and get used to but now the fear will be that no one else gets infected. The mindset of the players will be on the back foot, which is very unfortunate.”
Earlier, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly had defended Pant, saying that a player cannot keep a mask on 24×7. Here’s what he said exclusively for News18. “We have seen the Euro Championship and Wimbledon in England. The rules have changed (with crowds allowed inside the venue). They were on leave and it is physically impossible to wear a mask all the time.”
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