India, March 15 -- Rishabh Pant hasn't had the last couple of years as fruitful as a result of an unsatisfactory show with the bat. He got odd good innings here and there, but he has failed to make any real impressions. India lost 3-1 in Australia, and he was part of that. India lost to New Zealand and South Africa at home, and he was part of that. On the Indian Premier League (IPL) front, things haven't been great for him either.

He joined Lucknow Super Giants last year for a whopping Rs.27 crore, but his performance as captain as well as a player left a lot to be desired. That the franchise finished seventh on the table made things worse for him.

Pant now appears to have been sidelined from ODIs and T20Is. Sanju Samson and Ishan Kisha...