India’s experienced wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has backed his fellow gloveman the young Rishabh Pant to come good in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand starting June 18 at Southampton.
New Zealand, who are playing a two-match Test series against the hosts England will get an ideal preparation for the summit clash, however, Karthik was of the view that since the match has been conducted at a neutral venue, no team would be at a major advantage or disadvantage as many have said that New Zealand will find the conditions in England similar to that of home.
Karthik said that India have an amazing batting line-up and they have a good chance of winning the game if they manage to stitch good partnerships. While talking about the batting order, Karthik heaped praise on Rishabh Pant, who has been in the form of his life.
Pant since the Melbourne Test match turned his fortunes around playing for India and became a regular feature in all the…
