4 Players whose career might suffer due to Rishabh Pant's rise

#3 Srikar Bharat

Srikar Bharat

The 25-year-old Srikar Bharat has been a consistent run-getter for Andhra Pradesh over the past 6 years. He had earned an IPL contract with Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), due to his phenomenal performance in the 2014-15 season, where he had scored 758 runs in 14 innings at an average of 54.142.

Although he hasn't played any matches at the international level or in the IPL, Bharat has been given opportunities for India A, and has performed well there too. In the recently concluded unofficial Test series between India A and England Lions, he had scores of 142 off 139 deliveries in the first Test and a 53-ball 46 in the second.

Bharat was unsold during the IPL 2019 auctions, but he clearly proved that wrong through his two promise-filled innings against the Lions. With Rishabh Pant being his biggest competitor, it will be interesting to see whether Bharat can prevent himself from fading away.

#3 Harvik Desai

Harvik Desai

The 19-year-old Harvik Desai shot into fame after the 2018 U-19 World Cup, where he scored 157 runs in 4 innings, including a half-century. He was also a part of the Saurashtra Ranji team, who were the runners-up in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy.

In the 21 innings he played across 11 matches, he scored 781 runs, including 6 half-centuries and a brilliant 116 against Uttar Pradesh. He also had 21 catches against his name.

Usually opening the innings, Desai played the role of an anchor while batting. He built strong partnerships and laid the foundation for the middle order to put on a big score.

Desai has shown a lot of promise in his young career so far. But he has still got a lot to learn if he wants to provide Rishabh Pant with healthy competition for the wicketkeeper's slot.

He definitely has the capacity to do so.