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Former batter WasimJaffer reckoned that Team India should use Rishabh Pant as an opener to get the best out of him in T20Is. Pant made his T20I debut back in 2017 during a home series against England, but hasn't quite been able to establish himself in the shortest format of the game. The southpaw has played well for the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League,  hasn't quite played the knocks of substance as consistently for the national team. Although Pant has done exceptionally in Test cricket, having already scored five centuries, he is yet to show a  lot of consistency in the limited-overs formats. Even in the five-match T20I series against South Africa, the 24-year-old looked a tad out of sorts. In 48 T20Is, Pant has scored only 741 runs at an average of 23.15 and a strike rate of 123.91 with three half-centuries to his name. The Young Turk is now set to take part in the T20I series against England that is set to get underway on Thursday, July 7. Ahead of the white-ball series, WasimJaffer asked the Men in Blue to think about opening with Pant. WasimJaffer took to Twitter and wrote, "Indian think tank should think about opening with Rishabh Pant in T20Is. I think that's the spot where he can blossom". The opening T20I will take place at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. The Trent Bridge in Nottingham and   Oval in London are the hosts for the other two T20Is on July 9 and July 10 respectively. India star Virat Kohli dropped out of the top-10 batters while  Rishabh Pant stormed to No.5 after heroics. India star Virat Kohli dropped three places to 13th in the batting rankings after a string of poor performance while  Rishabh Pant stormed to No.5 after  heroics, in the latest ICC Test rankings announced on Wednesday. Virat Kohli only managed scores of 11 and 20 against England, whereas Pant helped put India on top early in the Test against England with 146 runs off just 111 balls in the first innings, then followed up with 57 later in the match. Pant’s recent form with two tons and three half-centuries in his past six Test innings has earned him the highest-ever position in the Test batting rankings, moving six places to fifth. Joe Root continues to hail supreme at the top and an unbeaten century (142*) in England's record chase at  sees him attain his highest rating points (923). It also puts the former England captain in the elite list of top 20 highest-rated batters in ICC Rankings history. Bairstow helped guide England to a stunning fourth-innings triumph over India with an unbeaten 114, and now climbs 11 places to tenth in the Test batting rankings. The 32-year-old is arguably in the finest form of his career with four tons in his past three Test, including dual centuries in the rescheduled Test against India, after reaching three figures in consecutive matches against New Zealand. Bairstow has 1218 runs at an average of 55.36 with six centuries in the current ICC World Test Championship cycle. Bairstow's stunning rise is reflected in the rankings ahead of the New Zealand series.