“He (Dhoni) is unavailable for the series. He has expressedhis unavailability. Having said that we had a certain roadmap and plans tillthe World Cup. Post World Cup, we have laid down a few more plans and wethought of giving as many opportunities as possible to Rishabh Pant and to seehe is groomed. That is our plan right now and we did discuss this with him(Dhoni),” chief selector MSK Prasad informed while picking the Indian squadsfor the West Indies series.

Without the presence of MS Dhoni in the camp, and with theselectors and management throwing their weight behind him, this is the chancefor Rishabh Pant to step up and be counted - not as a few-hit wonder, but as asolid option as a wicket-keeper batsman for India across all the three formats.