Euro 2020: Rishabh Pant marks attendance at the England vs Germany Round of 16 game, fans ask ‘Why no mask?’

Euro 2020: Rishabh Pant marks attendance at the England vs Germany Round of 16 game, fans ask ‘Why no mask?’

Rishabh Pant with his friends at the Wembley Stadium for Euro 2020

The Indian team players are currently holidaying in different parts of the UK after the loss against New Zealand at the World Test Championship (WTC) Final. Skipper Virat Kohli is on a break with his wife Anushka Sharma while Rohit Sharma is too spending some quality time with his family in this three-week break.

Meanwhile, India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was spotted last night at the iconic Wembley Stadium during the Euro 2020 Round of 16 England versus Germany clash. The 23-year-old posted some of his pictures, along with a few close friends. He captioned the post as “Good experience”.

However, the Delhi Capitals skipper was not seen wearing a mask in a crowded stadium during the COVID-19 pandemic times. Soon after the photographs surfaced on the internet, some fans started commenting and questioning “Why no mask?”

Here are some of the top comments from the Twitterati:

https://twitter.com/Sachin_smt/status/1410077096408502273
https://twitter.com/jag_hunter666/status/1410065323940880385

Coming to the result of the match, the English side beat the Germans 2-0 to book a berth against Ukraine in the quarter-final match. Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane netted the ball to clinch an iconic victory for the ‘three lions’.

Team India set to play five-match Test series against England

Indian Test Team
Indian Test Team

The Virat Kohli-led side will reassemble before the start of the much-awaited five-match Test series against England in their home ground. The maiden game of the series will begin from August 4 at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham.

Here’s the full schedule for the England-India Test series:

  • Test 1: England vs India | August 4-8 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham
  • Test 2: England vs India | August 12-18 | Lord’s, London
  • Test 3: England vs India | August 25-29 | Headingley Carnegie, Leeds
  • Test 4: England vs India | September 2-6 | The Oval, London
  • Test 5: England vs India | September 10-14 | Old Trafford, Manchester

India’s squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, and Wriddhiman Saha

Standby players: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, and Arzan Nagwaswalla

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