Chairman selectors for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), MSK Prasad on Monday confirmed that Rishabh Pant is on their radar for selection in the Indian one-day team ahead of the 2019 World Cup.

Pant was ignored for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia but his performance in the just-concluded Test series, and his ability with the bat in white-ball cricket, makes him a hot property in limited-overs cricket.

Pant finished as India's second highest run-scorer in the four-match Test series which India won 2-1 earlier on Monday after the Sydney Test ended in a draw, owing to poor weather conditions and constant rain on the fifth and final day.

Pant amassed 350 runs in the series at an average of over 58 which included his unbeaten 159 that he scored at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.

Looking at his form in the Test series and improved wicketkeeping performance in the Tests, it came as a surprise after he was not included in the ODI team, especially with the World Cup in England just a few months away. Pant also scored his maiden Test hundred in England last year at The Oval and has improved a lot with the bat and gloves since then.

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But Prasad has clarified that Pant remains in their plans for the World Cup with MS Dhoni being the primary keeper-batsman along with Dinesh Karthik.

"There is absolutely no doubt that he is among one of those wicketkeepers [for World Cup]. All the three shortlisted keepers are doing well. He is definitely part of pour World Cup plans. It's a part of the workload management we are following," Prasad told India Today's Boria Majumdar in an exclusive interview.

Prasad also went on to reveal that Pant is carrying a few niggles in his body after playing four high-intensity Tests against Australia which is why they are looking to manage his workload at the moment.

"You have seen how many players we are resting these days. This kid has played the T20s and the four high-intensity Tests. Body also takes a wear and tear. He is having a few niggles, he needs to recover. I am sure he will come back much stronger.

"He is the only wicketkeeper to score hundred in England and Australia. We have given him some targets. We have set him he has to finish the matches and come. This Sydney Test match will be a turning point in his career," Prasad added.

His exploits with the bat Down Under even prompted former India captain Sunil Gavaskar to say that it's only a matter of time before Pant becomes a permanent member of the Indian limited-overs sides.

"It will happen sooner than later (play all three formats for India). But let's not forget this was Test-match innings that he played.

"I think India need to first look at tour Test team, then we can think about getting him back into the ODI team. That day is also not too far away. We all know MSD (MS Dhoni) is not going to play after the ICC World Cup in June-July. Rishabh will get his opportunity in the next season, if not at the World Cup next year," Gavaskar told India Today.