The view on having Pant on board, if Dhawan is ousted, was echoed by former England batsman Kevin Pietersen.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the three-match T20Is and ODIs against West Indies but has been included in the Test squad, while veteran wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is 'unavailable' for the entire tour.
Images from the Qualifier 4 match of the Champions League T20 in Mohali, on Wednesday.
Local hero Sanju Samson struck a blistering 48-ball 91 as India A romped to a 36-run victory over South Africa A in the fifth and final unofficial ODI, helping the hosts claim the series 4-1, in Thiruvananthapuram, on Friday.
Opener Shikhar Dhawan was back amongst the runs with a brisk 52 off 43 balls but it wasn't enough to get India 'A' over the line against South Africa 'A' in a rain-hit unofficial fourth ODI.
Punjab Kings batters to face different challenge against Gujarat Titans
Opener Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against West Indies with an injury and was replaced by Kerala's wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson.
India's victory push was led by the blitzkrieg from debutant Shikhar Dhawan and his opening partner Murali Vijay as they put on a huge opening stand in quick time to make up for the lost time. We present to you the top performers in the 3rd Test in Mohali.
India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who hit a century on his debut Test at Mohali, is likely to miss the fourth and final Test against Australia in Delhi after hurting his fingers during the tourists second innings of the third Test in Mohali, on Monday.
Images from the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings at Mohali on Tuesday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's selection committee will meet on Saturday in Mumbai to pick the squad for the next month's Champions Trophy.
Images from the sixth One-Day International between India and Australia, in Nagpur, on Wednesday.
Vaibhav Arora was troubling us in nets, that's why he got debut, reveals PBKS batter Shikhar Dhawan
The first game in the three match One Day International series between India and West Indies will be played at the Queen's Park Oval Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad, starting 1900 IST.
India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan says the current Test squad will only get better with time as they gain in experience, adding the New Zealand tour is another learning curve for them.
India opener Shikhar Dhawan said there is 'no shame' in his disastrous run of form in the Tests against England as his plans did not work out despite giving his all.
Contrasting centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane helped Rest of India reach a commanding 400 for three against Rajasthan at stumps on the opening day of the Irani Cup match.
Sarfaraz recalled how the side regrouped under the guidance of senior players like Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez, something he feels that the present Pakistan side will need too.
The Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian team continued their preparations for the upcoming limited overs series against Sri Lanka as they played their second intra-squad match in Colombo on Wednesday.
A roundup of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day matches played on Saturday.
Australia's David Warner and India duo Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli were found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the fourth day's play in the first cricket Test, which the hosts won by 48 runs.
Pant is part of the Indian Test squad and may not be available after the first few games while Dhawan is expected to play all matches.
While fasting on Wednesday, the second day of Ramzan, Khaleel and Afghan stars Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi played the Eliminator that night against the Delhi Capitals.
Zimbabwe used eight bowlers in their attempt to restrict their opponents, but there was no reward against the India openers.
Last year's runner-up Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered a heartbreaking exit from the IPL 2025 play-off race after rain washed out their must-win game against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Hyderabad on Monday.
IPL: Comeback-man Pant the highlight as Delhi Capitals take on Punjab Kings
Virat Kohli is the highest run-getter in the IPL with 6844 runs.
His batting was flawless as he led Sunrisers Hyderabad to a convincing eight-wicket win over Kandurata Maroons but Shikhar Dhawan says it will take him time to learn captaincy skills.
Like Kohli did, Rahul took 53 innings to cross the 2,000 run mark.
Courtesy of an incredible death overs performance by their pace attack, Delhi Capitals outclassed Rajasthan Royals by 13 runs, in the IPL match, in Dubai, on Wednesday.
India's opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan says his ability to deal with failures has helped him immensely in his five-year-old international career.
Punjab have never won the IPL since the league's inception in 2008 and the four co-owners will be hoping Australia's World Cup-winning captain takes them all the way.
'I feel the boys are young, but they played maturely'
IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad, on Thursday.
Opener Mayank Agarwal has been added to the squad.
Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the five-match T20 series in New Zealand due to a shoulder injury
India took a firm grip on the first Test against Sri Lanka by taking a first innings lead of 192 and snaring the hosts' openers in the second innings by the end of Day 2 in Galle on Thursday.
India opener Shikhar Dhawan exuded confidence ahead of India's crucial tour of South Africa, saying the team will go into the series well prepared and the experience of playing South African pacers in the IPL will prove beneficial.
With most of the power-hitters in isolation after Krunal Pandya's COVID-19 positive case, India could score just 132 for 5 on a slow track. Sri Lanka chased down the total with two balls to spare and won by four wickets.
