‘Rishabh Pant has a bit of MS Dhoni’s image in it, former Indian coach made a big claim

New Delhi: Former fielding coach of the Indian team R Sridhar said that Rishabh Pant has some glimpses of MS Dhoni. Sridhar also said that the young wicket-keeper batsman has grown up considering former captain Dhoni as his role model. Pant has made a huge impact after making his India debut and is always compared to MS Dhoni. The young wicket-keeper batsman also made his captaincy debut against South Africa this year.

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Former fielding coach Sridhar admitted that Rishabh Pant has Dhoni’s image and said that it is because the 24-year-old wicket-keeper batsman has grown up with the great Dhoni as his role model. Sridhar said, ‘There is a little bit of Mahi in Pant. Of course, when you grow as an ideal, then they become a part of you. You can see some Mahi in Pant. The right thing is that you have moved ahead after seeing the legendary cricketer.

Rishabh Pant is a very funny and funny person

The former fielding coach also revealed how Pat is off the field and said that he is a very friendly and jovial person. Sridhar said, ‘Rishabh Pant is a very jovial and funny person. He loves to laugh and joke outside the field. When he is off the field, he is aloof from many things and is very relieved. He also loves other sports. He is a wonderful person. Sridhar told that he is a big fan of Pant.

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Sridhar said that on the tour of Australia, Rishabh Pant has compromised the batting session to improve his wicketkeeping style. He said, ‘Pant worked hard on the Australian tour. It was wonderful to see. He compromised the batting session to improve his wicketkeeping. I have not seen any modern era cricketer doing this. He has done. He improved his footwork, glove work, reaction skills, hand-eye coordination skills. I can write a book on this. He worked hard.