Rishabh Pant named India's key player for Sri Lanka series

Cricket is a game where two teams play with a bat and ball and try to score more runs than each other.

India is getting ready to play a two-match Test series in Sri Lanka, which uses a special longer format of the game.

A former Indian player named Deep Dasgupta was asked who he thinks is the most important player for India.

He said it is Rishabh Pant, who keeps wickets and bats.

Pant is 28 years old and has been an important part of the Indian team.

Recently, he lost his job as one of the team's vice-captains.

Some people questioned his batting after he was captain in a big match against South Africa.

India lost that match badly.

Even so, Dasgupta believes Pant is India's match-winner and key player for the Sri Lanka series.