Former Australia captain's assessment of Rishabh Pant's absence from the test series: "None Of Us can Substitute.

The former captain of Australia thinks that India's batting display in the Test series against Australia may suffer without Rishabh Pant.

Ian Chappell, a former captain of Australia's cricket team, thinks that Rishabh Pant's absence will make it more difficult for India to score runs at will during the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Test series. When India overcame Australia in 2021, Pant was one of the team's best players, largely as a result of his aggressive style of play against the pacers. The wicket-keeper batsman, though, won't be able to play in the series, which gets underway on February 9. He was hurt in a car accident. Ishan Kishan was added to the squad as a backup, while KS Bharat is anticipated to keep wickets for the hosts in his absence.

"In addition, India has some other things to demonstrate, not the smallest of which is how Pant's alternative works. India will primarily lose an amazing run rate from Pant's absence because of his strong antagonism. India must rely on its top hitters to perform and to sustain a high strike rate since nobody can take Pant's ambition to control bowlers "Chappell published a piece in his ESPNCricinfo column.

The Indian surfaces have a history of being fairly favourable to spinners, therefore Chappell said that it will be crucial for the best Indian hitters to prevent Nathan Lyon from regularly scooping up wickets.

"To establish mental superiority over Lyon will be one of the primary goals for Indian players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Cheteshwar Pujara. Australia's bowling will be heavily reliant on the "big three" if Lyon is unable to consistently take wickets at a reasonable rate, he added.