New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Rishabh Pant will have to wait for his chances in ODIs, confirmed Gautam Gambhir after the India head coach made it clear that KL Rahul is first-choice wicketkeeper going into the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The left-handed wicketkeeper was the only player to have not got a single game in the recently-concluded ODI series against England, which India won 3-0 on Wednesday.

Rishabh Pant, who broke into the scene in 2018, has gradually grown to become one of the most dependable and counterattacking players in the Indian middle-order. However, a car accident on December 30, 2022, stalled his cricketing career as the southpaw was out of the game for 14months until making a comeback in IPL 2024.

During that period, KL Rah...