Rishabh Pant is a vigorous wicketkeeper-batsman in the bursting scene. soon compared with the legendary M S Dhoni The World Cup winning captain also earned a name for his big hitting abilities in the early stages of his cricketing career.
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It has been five years since Pant made his international debut during a T20I against England in Bengaluru. Since then, he has become India’s regular player across all formats.
Oddly, despite his power-hitting prowess, Pant has made a name for himself playing Test cricket and his record in white-ball cricket is not that impressive, with critics often lamenting him for giving him a good start.
The 24-year-old averages 43.32 in Tests and has scored five centuries and 10 fifties. He averages 31.08 in ODIs and has five fifties to his name.
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In T20Is, Pant has scored just three fifties in 50 matches and averages 22.58 with a strike-rate of 124.27.
the former India Cricketer Ashish Nehra, however, feels that critics and fans need to be patient with the youngster and there is no doubt on his talent as he has proved his mettle in tough situations.
“Rishabh Pant, being that player, we don’t need to discuss what kind of talent he is. He has shown this in difficult situations. So, we have to have some patience, keep our patience with him,” Nehra was quoted as saying The New Indian Express,
Nehra termed Pant an ‘asset’ in all formats
“You know what a guy like Pant can do in the first six overs, and with the field restriction, in future, with more experience, Rishabh Pant is an all-rounder, he is a huge asset to the Indian team in any format , ” They said.
Nehra backed Pant, saying that the batsman would become more consistent over time as his playing style makes it very difficult to score big runs regularly.
“It is very difficult to keep performing. Rishabh Pant, what kind of player is he? When it comes to that, we want him to score runs and score runs at that strike rate in every format. And so much consistency will come only with time because the kind of player he is, the way he plays, you know, it is very difficult to achieve consistency,” Nehra said.
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