Why Pant should be in World Cup squad

Former India pacer Ashish Nehra lists five reasons 

X-factor 

In a team, there will always be contributors but at a big event like the World Cup, you need players with X-factor. Rishabh Pant is not a mere contributor but a pure match-winner 

Left-hander 

If you look at India’s batting line up, save Shikhar Dhawan, there aren’t any left-handers in the top seven. You need variety with a left-right combination, where Rishabh fits perfectly 

A floater 

Rishabh can bat at any position between No. 1 to 7, so Virat Kohli and the team management can use him as a floater

Six-hitter 

When it comes to hitting sixes, Rishabh comes second only to Rohit Sharma. India will need that in abundance during the World Cup

Match-winner 

No disrespect, but this team has three clear match-winners and they are Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah. For me, the fourth one is going to be Rishabh Pant. Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav and Dinesh Karthik are all fantastic players but they are all in the same mould. You need X-factor which this boy possesses