India, March 3 -- Rishabh Pant is arguably among the more notable of the names on the Indian bench for the ongoing Champions Trophy. KL Rahul's extraordinary record with the bat in the lower middle order for India in ODIs and his consistency with the gloves has resulted in Pant being relegated to the bench in the 50-over format despite being among the first names on the team sheet in Test cricket. India captain Rohit Sharma has now opened up on what Pant's role is in the squad for the tournament.

India are playing all their matches in Dubai despite the tournament being officially hosted in Pakistan and Rohit said that they had structured the larger squad to prepare for the conditions they could find. "There's a lot of cricket that has be...