In Dubai, MS Dhoni teaches Rishabh Pant how to keep wicket

MS Dhoni, who has been appointed as Team India’s coach for the upcoming T20 World Cup, was spotted in action in Dubai on Wednesday, with cameras capturing the former India captain in his new capacity. Dhoni was spotted instructing Rishabh Pant on wicketkeeping during India’s T20 World Cup warm-up game against Australia on Wednesday at the ICC Academy Ground. When play was paused for a few minutes due to sightscreen troubles at the stadium, cameras caught Dhoni working with Pant as the latter fine-tuned his wicketkeeping skills.

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India started strongly with the ball in the warm-up match, with Ravichandran Ashwin picking up two wickets on consecutive deliveries in the second over.

Ashwin first trapped David Warner in front of the stumps, dismissing the Australian opener for one, and then dismissed Mitchell Marsh for a golden duck on the very next delivery.

Ravindra Jadeja took Ashwin’s place in the attack, and he, too, struck early, dismissing Aaron Finch for eight runs.

Even though Virat Kohli is on the field, Rohit Sharma is leading the side, and he even rolled his arm over for an over.

With Hardik Pandya still sidelined, India is attempting to determine who their sixth bowling option would be during the T20 World Cup.