Rishabh Pant is the player I would choose as India's wicketkeeper-batsman in T20Is: VVS Laxman

Former India batsman VVS Laxman has backed Rishabh Pant ahead of KL Rahul, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan for India's wicketkeeper-batsman role in the T20I format. He said that Pant has improved and impressed everyone with his wicket-keeping skills.

Former India batsman VVS Laxman has praised Rishabh Pant and chose him ahead of KL Rahul, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan for the wicketkeeper-batsman role in the T20I format. Speaking on the sidelines of the launch of 1971: The Beginning of India’s Cricketing Greatness by Boria Majumdar and Gautam Bhattacharya, VVS Laxman said that India are 'spoiled for choices' but Pant has improved and impressed everyone with his wicketkeeping skills in the recent few months. The 46-year-old also talked about India's historic triumph in Australia and called it the 'best he has seen in Indian cricket'.