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Rishabh Pant Working Out Hard In Gym Ahead Of The Sydney Test
By CricShots - Jan 5, 2021 6:36 pm
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With the third Test between Indian and Australia just a couple of days far, players from both sides are giving their all in the gyms and net sessions to get themselves ready for the much-important game at the Sydney Cricket Ground. With the series locked at 1-1, a win for either side will ensure that they don’t lose the series. The young Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant on Tuesday took to Twitter and shared a video of himself training hard in the gym.

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However, unlike normal workout sessions, Rishabh Pant decided to follow some unusual routine as he can be seen doing multiple front handsprings in the video in order to enhance his body movement. Captioning the video on Twitter, Pant said,  “Good day at the lab.”

The attacking batsman also shared a couple of videos on his Instagram story doing some leg exercise using dumbbells.

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Rishabh Pant working out in a lab

After had to miss out of the playing XI in the first Test against Australia which India lost by eight wickets, Pant was included in the playing XI for the second Test at Adelaide and he had amassed 29 runs off 40 balls in the first innings.

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Pant didn’t get to bat in the second innings as India won the match by eight wickets to level the series. Having done enough, Pant will be expected feature in tge playing XI for the third Test match which is set to start on January 7.

The Indian team is expected to make a couple of changes to their starting XI — one each in the batting and bowling department — for the third Test in Sydney.

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The veteran Indian opener, Rohit Sharma is all but certain to make a comeback after injury, while Umesh Yadav’s injury has vacated a place in the fast-bowling attack — with Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan, and Navdeep Saini all in contention for a single spot.