Former India all-rounder Ritinder Singh Sodhi questioned the batting approach of wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant. After losing his wicket playing a quick shot in the second innings of the Johannesburg Test, Pant has been facing a lot of criticism from fans and former cricketers for his shot selection.
The southpaw first got a snorer from Rabada who hit his helmet visor when he tried to defend awkwardly, and then charged for converting a short ball into a half-volley. The result was an edge for the keeper.
In the last 13 Test innings, Pant has managed to score just one half-century, while he was dismissed for one point six times, including a duck in Johannesburg.
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Sodhi said that the wicket-keeper batsman is making mistakes time and again.
He said, ‘There was a time when you played a bad shot and your team had to bear the brunt of it, you were thrown out of the next match as a lesson. It’s not like that anymore, he’s your superstar.
“But whether a player big or small makes a mistake, a mistake is a mistake. Talking to India News, Sodhi said, “Pant must have been talked to a lot and it will not be a big deal even if he is thrown out as a lesson because these mistakes are being made again and again.”
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Meanwhile, former India cricket Saba Karim backed Pant to play the final Test match in Cape Town. He said that the southeast is a huge asset to the team and many big players were dismissed after playing shots in haste.
“She [Rishabh Pant] Must play. Has no big cricketer played such a shot before and got out because of it? It used to be in a different era 20-25 years ago.
“That’s how you learn. You have to talk to him and explain that player, so that’s a lot to learn from. He’s a huge asset to the team. We forget very quickly, if this player doesn’t score runs.” Had we been there, would we have won the series in Australia?
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