India batting coach Vikram Rathour backed KL Rahul amid his poor form, as the batsman was dismissed on a successive duck in the third T20I against England.
Buttler did not let leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal settle in after the leg-spinner was brought on in the fourth over of the innings.
England beat India by eight wickets in the third T20I to take a 2-1 lead in the series.
Since 2018, 31 T20I matches have been played in India of 12 have been won by teams batting first and 17 by the chasing team.
On a red-soil wicket, Kohli played a blinder as India finished on 156/6 in the first innings.
Eoin Morgan unleashed his fast bowlers Mark Wood (3/31) and Chris Jordan (2/35) to restrict the hosts for 156 for six, which the visitors surpassed easily in 18.2 overs, riding on Jos Buttler's unbeaten 83 off 52 balls
Virat Kohli was the top-scorer for India with his unbeaten 46-ball 77 after India were invited to take first strike.
This was for the first time since the World T20 in 2016 that Kohli scored back-to-back half-centuries in a series.
Pant held his head in disappointment as made his way back to the dugout in the third T20I against England.
This was also his fourth in his T20I career, three of which happened in a space of four matches over the last four months
Earlier, Kohli had mentioned that Rohit would rest for a 'couple of games' as India are trying out their bench strength ahead of the T20 World Cup.
Morgan achieved the feat after taking the field at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahemdabad for the third T20I against India.
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Vijay Hazare Trophy stars Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal are likely to be ignored despite a stupendous season by the two youngsters.
The spinner admitted that his DRS calls were not upto the mark, especially on his return to Indian surfaces after a hard-fought series in Australia.
India were off to a horrible start in the T20 series, suffering a demoralising eight-wicket loss in the opening match but turned the tables on England with a seven-wicket win in the second game.
Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) took the decision due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.
Making his India debut, Kishan smashed a 32-ball 56 to help India level the five-match series on Sunday.
Javagal Srinath of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Virat Kohli’s side was ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
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