Rishabh Pant makes his World Cup debut for India after he was named in India’s playing XI for the India vs England game in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The dashing wicket-keeper batsman, who replaced injured Shikhar Dhawan in CWC 2019, was initially left out for the last two games. His exclusion for an out-of-form Vijay Shankar has led to heavy criticism of the Indian team management by both fans and experts alike. But Pant has been included for the IND vs ENG game and twitter didn’t fail to show its excitement over seeing the next big thing in Indian cricket play in the World Cup. Rishabh Pant Makes His World Cup Debut During IND vs ENG, ICC CWC 2019 Match at Edgbaston, Fans React As Southpaw Replaces Vijay Shankar.

The Edgbaston Stadium, filled by a majority of Indian fans, roared in delight the moment Virat Kohli announced at the toss that Indi had made a change. Then as soon as Kohli announced that Rishabh Pant was playing for Vijay Shankar, the fans in Edgbaston, as well as Twitter, went frenzy in delight.  India vs England Live Cricket Score of ICC World Cup 2019 Match.

Wish Comes True

A Sigh of Relief?

Rishabh Pant is Playing Lets Dance

All the Way From India

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Surprise! Surprise!

Dinesh Karthik Will Feel Bad?

Meanwhile, England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and opted to bat first. England brought in opener Jason Roy for James Vince and Liam Plunkett for spinner Moeen Ali. England are placed fifth in the points table with eight points from seven games, while India are second with 11 points from a game less. India are also the only unbeaten side so far in the tournament.

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