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Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant in one team could help India rule Test cricket: Sehwag
Follow UsShaw has not played Tests since being dropped after the first Test against Australia in Adelaide in 2020-21, while Pant has gone on to cement his place in the team as the first-choice wicketkeeper
Former India opener Virender Sehwag reckons if Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant play in one team, they could rule Test cricket.
Shaw has not played Tests since being dropped after the first Test against Australia in Adelaide in 2020-21, while Pant has gone on to cement his place in the team as the first-choice wicketkeeper, playing some pivotal innings along the way.
"Shaw and Pant in one team could help India rule Test cricket, win World Test Championship," Sehwag said on Sports18's 'Home of Heroes'.
"Opposition will have to think if 400 would be enough with Shaw and Pant in our ranks."
In his five Tests so far, Shaw has scored 339 runs at 42.37, which includes a century on debut and a couple of fifties to go with it.
Sehwag reckons that the dashing batter could bring back the excitement in Test cricket. "He is a player who can bring back the excitement in Test cricket," Sehwag said.