Team India’s star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant confronted important criticism over the previous few weeks over his inconsistent efficiency within the limited-overs codecs. Pant had did not ship for the facet within the ODI collection in opposition to New Zealand in November, and had missed the Bangladesh ODIs with an damage. However, Pant did produce plenty of memorable performances within the restricted overs matches this yr; essentially the most exceptional being the century that he hit in opposition to England within the collection decider at Old Trafford.
After India have been lowered to 38/3 within the 260-run chase, Pant performed a counter-attacking innings as he remained unbeaten on 125 and solid an vital 133-run partnership with Hardik Pandya (71), finally steering India to a well-known win.
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In the continued Test collection in opposition to Bangladesh, Pant produced one other spectacular outing on Day 2 of the second Test when he smashed a half-century to bail India out of hassle after the facet was reeling at 94/4 within the first innings.
Former India star Mohammed Kaif, who labored with Pant in the course of the former’s time with Delhi Capitals, spoke intimately concerning the wicketkeeper-batter’s criticism and said that there is no such thing as a must put Pant underneath undue strain. “When anyone scores a hundred, they say, ‘he should be the next captain’. I’ve a problem with that. I saw many big names making that comment on Rishabh Pant.. He’s young, if he scores a hundred while batting aggressively, let him play for a while. He brings that X-factor,” Kaif mentioned throughout a mid-match present on Sony Sports on Day 1 of the second Test.
“The series was at 1-1, all of our top batters were back in the dugout. Not many people can come at that time and smash a century. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Suryakumar Yadav – all were dismissed by then. When he has that X-factor, you have to let him play his own free-flowing way. Don’t put unnecessary pressure on him,” Kaif additional said.
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