New Chandigarh, June 5 -- Ahead of the one-off series against Afghanistan, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir spoke on Rishabh Pant losing his vice-captaincy, saying that leadership roles are merely a byproduct of representing India. He also added that while Pant will not be asked to change his natural attacking game, it would be important for him to read the conditions.

Team India will take on Afghanistan in a one-off Test that would not be counted in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle from Saturday onwards, but would still nonetheless be an important one in deciding the team's long-term combination, players and adressing form woes with bat and ball.

Pant is coming into the Test after a poor IPL season with Lucknow Super Giants ...