jeeteshssaxena
First Class Captain
- Joined
- Nov 1, 2017
- Runs
- 6,088
Yeah that's because Rizwan's glovework is lightyears ahead of Pant's. Rizwan doesn't drop multiple sitters in a single match. Rizwan is not lazy and lethargic in the field either because he takes the game seriously which is evident by his level of fitness. Rizwan is also a far superior T20I batter than Rizwan right now.
Pant is one of the most exciting prospects in world cricket and I'm glad that he has set the world on fire with his test batting. But there is no need to overrate him. As of now, he is a mediocre keeper whose glovework leaves much to be desired and someone failed to establish himself as a reliable limited-overs batter thus far.
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The mediocre keeper bit is an uninformed opinion, pls watch how he has improved his wicketkeeping.
He keeps for India in Indian conditions with Ravi Ashwin and Jadeja as spinners and hardly drops a chance, especially since start of 2021.
In the England series too, you can check how the commentators at SKY applauded his keeping, even in the last odi he took two great airborne catches.
Rizwan is still a better keeper but then he is a 30 yeard old guy with a lot of experience in domestics, seeing how Pant has taken his keeping to new standards I am quite sure he is gonna be the best glove man in the coming years.