Fielding standard of current team is much poorer then 10-15 years ago Indian team which had Yuvi, Raina, Utthappa, and players like Ganguly, Dravid were dropped they were not Fit!! Time has come to take some tough call, but who will bell the Cat....
Cricbuzz has learnt that Pant has requested the team management to be released from the ODI series. He spoke to skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid on arrival in Dhaka from New Zealand. More precisely, Pant was in Dhaka for a day and is learnt to have participated in the nets before seeking leave.
Sources are not willing to discuss the exact reason for his request but what can be said with a degree of certainty is that there are no disciplinary issues, as are being speculated, nor is there a Covid-19 situation. The management is confident that Pant will be back for the Test series starting on December 14. The management did not seek a replacement because Ishan Kishan is part of the ODI squad and can be pressed into service anytime.