Only major disappointment was WTC Finals. But it was underprepared match going into it and wrong team selection! No player (including Pant) can be held responsible for the debacle. Also rain played major spoil sport against India!
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Currently there are no options in tests apart from Saha. Our team management isn't trying new wicketkeeper batsman in tests but in LOI's he can be easily kicked out of our teams and we can play KL Rahul as a wicketkeeper batsman.![]()
1.Rahul - Rahul has not even kept wickets in First class cricket and you want him to keep wickets in test matches in England and India?
2. Saha - He is too old. Even though he is a superior keeper than Pant, Pant's keeping has improved significantly that the gap is not as wide as it was 2 years ago. Saha is also not the future.
3. Pant - Pant has played enough match winning/changing innings over the last few years, that no one in their right mind is going to get rid of him. Even to just play FC for an year or 2 before his return. He has only shown 2 weaknesses in his batting - shot selection and approach in the initial 20 mins at the crease. He has shown an ability to improve as displayed in WK. There is no doubt that he can improve his batting under a mentor like Dravid. Unless he has catastrophic couple of series, he is set to remain India's no. 1 WK.
What is there to forget? India haven't lost a test-series since hype started over him. So if he again finishes this innings well and India wins there is nothing to forget and only to relish! He is young and he will learn... Time to forget Pujara & Rahane!
Ask your coach...
1.Rahul - Rahul has not even kept wickets in First class cricket and you want him to keep wickets in test matches in England and India?
2. Saha - He is too old. Even though he is a superior keeper than Pant, Pant's keeping has improved significantly that the gap is not as wide as it was 2 years ago. Saha is also not the future.
3. Pant - Pant has played enough match winning/changing innings over the last few years, that no one in their right mind is going to get rid of him. Even to just play FC for an year or 2 before his return. He has only shown 2 weaknesses in his batting - shot selection and approach in the initial 20 mins at the crease. He has shown an ability to improve as displayed in WK. There is no doubt that he can improve his batting under a mentor like Dravid. Unless he has catastrophic couple of series, he is set to remain India's no. 1 WK.
As ugly as it is, this has been one of his better innings and I feel a bit for him with how cowardly the other batsman have been.
I am not asking Pant to be dropped. I said team management isn't trying any new wicketkeeper in tests and Saha is old now. So he won't be dropped. Also as I said in the match thread, there are other guys who deserve to be kicked from test team before they can touch Pant. And those two are Pujara and Rahane. Rahul is also walking on thin line. Pant has improved his keeping.<B> If he can start playing responsibly and not throw his wicket away who will have problem with him?</B>![]()
He’s an impact player, wont always be consistent but when he fires, especially in key series defining situations, it counts for a great deal. It’s a luxury to have such players in the line-up but some folk it seems don’t get the sort of player he is.
I hope you set such high standards in everything.
Just eat the humble pie and move on.
What high standards and what humble
Pie, have you seen him recently![]()
Century now in Eng, Aust and SA.
A top class talent as long as he puts his mind into the game. He looks really good if he plays orthodox cricket like he did today. Just need to cut down on blind slogging and the guy will be a legend.
Don’t forget 100 in India. You can’t accuse Ashwin and Jadeja for cheap wickets on pitches were Root gets a fiver and than underrate knocks in Indian conditons. He is already an ATG keeper-bat because the list is small.
I think the beatdown will come in the third test itself!
Pant is the most frustrating batsmen I have seen.
He is right up there with Gilchrist as far as talent and ability but his immaturity has so far prevented him from becoming a superstar player...
He now has 100s in SA, ENG & AUS, today's 100 in Cape Town showed his talent and ability, he is the best puller of the ball I have seen since Gilchrist, has all the time in the world to play all the shots... This is what separates him from avg to bits and pieces players like Rizwan, Sarfraz, etc but when he ends his career he may go down avging as the players mentioned above due to his lack of application..
Rizwan is bits and pieces player lol.
The same player had 95 in Australia and hundred in NZ too.
3 test tons in SENA already including one in SA
I'm not sure how many Asian WK have tons in SA.
The same player had 95 in Australia and hundred in NZ too.
None i believe.
When did Rizwan score 100 in NZ?
Highest scores by Asian wicketkeepers in South Africa:
- RR Pant 100* at Cape Town - 11 Jan 2022
- MS Dhoni 90 at Centurion - 16 Dec 2010
- KC Sangakkara 89 at Centurion - 15 Nov 2002
- Liton Das 70 at Bloemfontein - 6 Oct 2017
- Mushfiqur Rahim 65 at Centurion - 26 Nov 2008
- D Dasgupta 63 at Port Elizabeth - 16 Nov 2001
- KD Karthik 63 at Cape Town - 2 Jan 2007
- LD Chandimal 58 at Durban - 26 Dec 2011
- Kamran Akmal 57* at Port Elizabeth - 19 Jan 2007
- Sarfaraz Ahmed 56 at Cape Town - 3 Jan 2019
indians claiming pant to be better than Rizwan
one player is nominated for ICC awards in the top category, while the other.........
Pant is yet to even avg 40 in one of the formats while rizwan avgs 50 in t20 and 40 in test.
and the indians here claiming that Pant is the next Gilchrist)
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Surprised Sanga never got a hundred in SA. Lord Akmal too lol
Sanga might have got it after giving up the gloves
Away Hundreds:
KL: 6
Pant: 3
Babar: 2
SENA Hundreds:
KL: 4
Pant: 3
Babar: 2
When did Babar score 2 centuries in SENA.
indians claiming pant to be better than Rizwan
one player is nominated for ICC awards in the top category, while the other.........
Pant is yet to even avg 40 in one of the formats while rizwan avgs 50 in t20 and 40 in test.
and the indians here claiming that Pant is the next Gilchrist)
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You can put 100 more emojis in your post but even you know the truth.
Even Pakistani selectors would choose Pant over Rizwan in test cricket![]()
Even Pakistani selectors would choose Pant over Rizwan in test cricket![]()
no they wont.
The avgs speak for themselves.
Rizwan avgs in the 40s already in test cricket. Pant is still trying to find form. JUst because he did well in IPL doenst mean he is close to gilchrist in international
Technically he is all over the place however mentally he is very strong.
no they wont.
The avgs speak for themselves.
Rizwan avgs in the 40s already in test cricket. Pant is still trying to find form. JUst because he did well in IPL doenst mean he is close to gilchrist in international
lolwutThe guy has a string of iconic knocks playing away from home.
Dunno why you're bringing IPL into it. We're talking about test cricket. In white ball cricket, I think most would agree that currently, Buttler and Rizwan are well ahead of him. But I doubt that status quo will remain for too long.
In ODIs Rizwan is not that good. He avgs 28.
Only in T20s is Rizwan good.
As long he sniffs timidness in the opposition he goes for the kill and on most occasions comes out on top. On occasions when he tries to dominate an opposition dominant session he has hideous dismissals.
In ODIs Rizwan is not that good. He avgs 28.
Only in T20s is Rizwan good.
How many centuries in SENA?
avg of 37 is despicable
avg of 37 is despicable
Playing yet another match and series defining knock & he is called overhyped? lol. Best wicket keeper batsman and one of the most clutch performer to walk on this planet.
Rizwan says hi.
He averages 39.5 not 37.avg of 37 is despicable
How many centuries Rizwan has?
So how many test defining or series defining innings have Rizwan played?
Go look at how clutch pant did against New Zealand and England some really good averages.
Pant has played 28 matches and 20 of them were in SENA conditions 2 in Windies and only 6 in India and he still averages 40 after that.
Now imagine what his average will be when he gets to play against Srilanka, Bangladesh in home conditions.
That 40 average is soon going to reach 43+ for sure.