Published: June 5, 2026 • 4:11 PM IST · Updated: June 6, 2026 • 9:59 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Rishabh Pant set to become just the third Indian and first-ever after MS Dhoni to achieve THIS massive feat The BCCI selectors have taken away vice-captaincy of the Test side from Rishabh Pant ahead of the one-off Test vs Afghanistan which begins in Mullanpur on Saturday.
Share Share Article Facebook WhatsApp X Email Telegram Linkedin Copy Team India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant at a training session in Mullanpur on Friday.
(Photo: PTI) IND vs AFG 2026 One-Off Test: Rishabh Pant will have mixed feeling as the gets ready to turn out for Team India against Afghanistan in the one-off Test beginning at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, from Saturday.
From being captain of the side in his last Test to being stripped of ‘vice-captaincy’ of the side, it has been a bitter journey for Pant in the last few months.