Team India’s wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant bat has remained silent since the tour of Australia early last year. Pant has been the target of critics for some time for his poor shot selection Team India captain Virat Kohli attended a press conference a day before the start of the Cape Town Test. And during this he was asked by Mahendra Singh in response to a question.
Reminded me of an advice given by Dhoni. His poor shot in Johannesburg was also heavily criticized by former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar. Virat, who could not play the Johannesburg Test due to injury, was also questioned about Pant’s shot selection, to which he also answered brilliantly.
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Rishabh Pant and I and head coach Rahul Dravid during the practice session
Virat said, ‘During the practice session, I and head coach Rahul Dravid have spoken to Rishabh Pant about this. We all make mistakes on the field at some point. One advice given to me by Mahendra Singh Dhoni is that there should be a gap of six to seven months in between your same mistake. This is how you grow in your career. This advice is with me to this day. Everyone makes mistakes, but the important thing is that you learn from those mistakes.
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Rishabh has played 27 Test Matches for India so far
In the Johannesburg Test, Rishabh Pant scored 17 runs. In the first innings and was dismissed without opening an account in the second innings. Pant was the victim of a golden duck in the second innings. Rishabh Pant has played a total of 27 Test matches for India so far. During which he has scored 1608 runs at an average of 37.39. Pant has also proved himself to be a match-winning player. But he has also been criticized for losing wickets due to aggressive shots.
