Team India’s young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant burst onto the international scene with a lot of potentials. He is touted as the successor of the legendary MS Dhoni, who is on the twilight of his career. However, the youngster has failed to stand tall to the expectations attracting severe criticisms from all quarters for showing immaturity.
Pant’s inconsistency has led to him losing his place to the in-form KL Rahul in India’s limited-overs team. In the two Tests in New Zealand, Pant, who was preferred over the more experienced Wriddhiman Saha, had scores of 19, 25, 12 and 4.
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Saha and Pant have been the two options used by the Indian team in the two formats. But Rahul’s form with the bat and the wicket-keeping gloves in recent times meant he has made the position his own. As Rishabh Pant struggle to cement his berth, out of favour India cricketer Suresh Raina urged the senior cricketers to back him and help him, groom.
“Rishabh Pant is very talented. Someone has to step up and guide him. When I used to play, Yuvi (Yuvraj Singh) paa used to tell me you make mistakes and we will guide you. So Rishabh should be backed,” Raina said during an Instagram live session for Chennai Super Kings.
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“He has hundreds abroad and he is not a fluke player. Somewhere I think he is not getting confidence..he is missing something,” he further added.
Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant will have a lot of work to do to get back into the playing XI. With the ICC T20 World Cup lined-up later this year in Australia, Pant needs to score consistently to topple KL Rahul, who has had an excellent run so far this year.
