New Zealand vs India: Shikhar Dhawan – ‘Rishabh Pant is a match-winner, need to back him’

New Zealand vs India: Shikhar Dhawan – ‘Rishabh Pant is a match-winner, need to back him’

The skipper for the New Zealand series added that Sanju Samson has been doing well but will have to wait for more chances.

"Sometimes You Got To Wait": Shikhar Dhawan's Blunt Answer On Team India Picking Rishabh Pant Over Sanju Samson

Shikhar Dhawan said it's "not difficult" to be in the captain's shoes while making tricky choices, such as picking Rishabh Pant over Sanju Samson.

Pant a match-winner, Samson has to wait: Dhawan

India's stand-in skipper Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday said Rishabh Pant is a proven "match-winner" and deserves full backing from the team management while he endures a difficult phase. Dhawan also asked Sanju Samson to wait for his chances. Known for his flamboyance, the left-handed Pant once again failed after miscuing a rising delivery to get out for a 16-ball 10 as India

'You've to See Who's Your Match-Winner': Shikhar Dhawan on Why Pant is Preferred Over Sanju Samson

Addressing a post-match presser, Shikhar Dhawan made it clear that Pant is a match-winner while Sanju will have to wait for his chance

IND vs NZ: Shikhar Dhawan backs Rishabh Pant as 'match winner', says Sanju Samson will have to wait

IND vs NZ 3rd ODI: The Indian team won the T20I series by 1-0 but lost the ODI set up by the same score line. Shikhar Dhawan captained a young Indian team, which saw many youngsters getting a chance to play.

Shikhar Dhawan backs 'match winner' Rishabh Pant over Sanju Samson

The clamour of playing Sanju Samson over Rishabh Pant in the white-ball matches has been gaining momentum after every India match yet the former failed to find a place in the playing eleven in the third ODI against New Zealand on Wednesday.