Rishabh Pant’s Test return sends ‘keepers back into standby mode

His successful Test comeback after two years may shut the doors on aspiring stumpers, as it was in the MS Dhoni era

Mumbai: Between 2005-2014, MS Dhoni was ‘the keeper’ of India’s fortunes. Only one other stumper made his Test debut while Dhoni, of free-spirit and flowing hair, took centre stage.

Indian cricket player Rishabh Pant. (PTI)

No one could have predicted that India would discover another gem to equal Dhoni’s batting dynamism and safe hands. Rishabh Pant, of audacious intent and match-winning skills, has given enough evidence of being one for the long haul. With the effects of his horrible accident suffered in December 2022 behind him,