The Rishabh Pant thread

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

One shudders to think what Pant would have done to the Pak attack today

Absolutely nothing.

 

[MP2011]

Another poor T20 innings by Pant, list is growing.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Angry Rohit Sharma Gives a Dressing Down to Rishabh Pant For Poor Shot; Video Goes Viral

In this video, Pant can also be seen arguing to his skipper as to why he did play the shot.

A video of Rohit Sharma asking an explanation from Rishabh Pant for his poor dismissal has gone viral. The incident was involving the opening match of the Super Fours clash between India and Pakistan where Pant managed to score 14 off 12 balls before throwing his wicket away to a reverse sweep. As soon as he returned to the dressing room, skipper Rohit Sharma was seen asking Pant the reason for his poor shot selection as can be seen in the video:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="hi" dir="ltr">Rishabh Pant की क्लास लगाते कप्तान Rohit Sharma. ऐसा लग रहा है <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RishabhPant?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RishabhPant</a> से <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RohitSharma?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RohitSharma</a> कह रहे हों कि क्या जरूरत थी भी तुझे ऐसे आड़ा-तिरछा बल्ला घुमाने की. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsiaCupT20?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AsiaCupT20</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsiaCup2022?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AsiaCup2022</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndianCricketTeam?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndianCricketTeam</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndiaVsPak?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndiaVsPak</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndiaVsPakistan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndiaVsPakistan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsiaCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AsiaCup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#India</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PakistanVsIndia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PakistanVsIndia</a> <a href="https://t.co/Pp0Vc4Nw3O">pic.twitter.com/Pp0Vc4Nw3O</a></p>— Tarique Anwer (@tariqueSH) <a href="https://twitter.com/tariqueSH/status/1566452438470516736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

In this video, Pant can also be seen arguing to his skipper as to why he did play the shot. It must be mentioned that Pant is facing a stiff competition from Dinesh Karthik in the playing eleven and the youngster will have to realise that his inclusion comes with a premium.

The much-criticised top-order batters finally showed what they are capable of as India put up a stiff 181 for 7 against Pakistan in an Asia Cup Super 4 match here on Sunday. Skipper Rohit Sharma (28) and KL Rahul (28) were outstanding in the Powerplay while Virat Kohli (60) gave glimpses of his vintage self by playing one of his most sublime knocks in recent times to take India to a more than respectable total.

What everyone wanted from India’s top-order was a change in mindset and the strike rates of 175 (Rohit), 140 (Rahul) and 136 (Kohli) were a testimony to that. Kohli deserves the maximum credit for the total India achieved against Pakistan spinners, especially leg-spinner Shadab Khan (2/31 in 4 overs), who got important wickets of Rahul and Rishabh Pant (14).

His innings had four boundaries and a six along with his signature running between the wickets where he effortlessly converted ones into twos. Having been pilloried for their go-slow approach in the Powerplay, skipper Rohit signalled his intentions in the very first over when he gave Naseem Shah the charge and got a one-bounce-four over cover point. It was followed by a signature pull-shot for a six.

https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/...abh-pant-for-bad-shot-goes-viral-5889523.html

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Never seen Rohit Sharma this animated as a captain and what was Pant trying to explain there? He has been repeating the same mistake over and over again in T20Is but still getting selected ahead of Samson, Karthik, Kishan etc.

 

[MP2011]

Very poor shot from Pant, no 2 ways about it.

However credit where its due, Shadab has been very good.

 

[ezhil]

Pant should never play this reverse sweep,scoop shots ...it is allowed only when he hits 100+ or nearing target in a simple chase

 

[Ab Fan]

High quality player

 

[Hextro]

He averages around 17 with a SR of less than 120 against the 5 ranked T20 teams now. He should be sent back to the domestics so that he can fix the many issues he's currently facing. As things stand he's a non factor in every match.

I'd go as far as to say that every top 8 team in the world has a keeper-batsman that's better than Pant.

 

[Pakhs]

He averages around 17 with a SR of less than 120 against the 5 ranked T20 teams now. He should be sent back to the domestics so that he can fix the many issues he's currently facing. As things stand he's a non factor in every match.

I'd go as far as to say that every top 8 team in the world has a keeper-batsman that's better than Pant.

His talent is undeniable. T20 is not his strongest suit as contrary to most people thoughts he is unusual for a quick scoring player that he requires 20 balls to really get going.

 

[MenInG]

There were no one particular reason why India lost to Pakistan by five wickets in their Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 tie on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium. And former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram and India great Gautam Gambhir pointed out one of them during their post-match discussion as they lashed out at India batter Rishabh Pant, who suffered a quick dismissal at a crucial juncture in India's innings.

After the dismissal of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, who provided India with the perfect start on being put to bat first, former captain Virat Kohli put on a sensational show with his second consecutive fifty-plus score in the ongoing tournament in the UAE. However, Kohli did not find able assistance from the other end. Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya were both dismissed cheaply. The job for next batter, Pant, was to provide some stability while Kohli took care f the run scoring. But the youngster's attempt to play a switch hit against leg-spinner Shadab Khan saw him depart for 14 off 12.

"... Rishabh Pant will be disappointed because that's not his shot, his shot is probably hit it over long-on or deep mid-wicket, you end up hitting over there and get out, absolutely you can take it because that's your strength. Your strength is not reverse-sweeping," Gambhir told Star Sports after India's 5-wicket loss to Pakistan.

India at one stage was staring at a total well past 200. Kohli had provided the perfect support with his 44-ball 60. But lack of effort from other middle-order batters show India being restricted to just 181 for seven.

"Especially, Gauti, at that stage of the game, there was no need to play that shot. I know he plays that shot in Test cricket, I know he is one of the top players in world cricket but in this stage of the game, that shot wasn't required," Akram said.

Ravi Shastri, India's former head coach, was part of the same discussion and added saying, "Particularly after what he saw Rohit, Rahul and others were doing. Where were the runs coming? It was down the ground and in the V. It was a beautiful pitch, hats off to the groundsmen, the ball was skidding on to the bat. That's his strength, he can smack it. No boundary is big for Rishabh Pant if he connects it, but that's his area. Absolutely, right."

India eventually lost by 5 wickets and will now aim to fight for survival in the tournament when they take on Sri Lanka on Tuesday at the same venue.

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[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Rishabh Pant needs a "Koffee with Karan" for a transformation.

Good idea. Second guest should be Urvashi Tauntela.

 

[Savak]

My impression of Rohit was off someone who was a cool, calm, collected captain like Dhoni. But he has lost his cool in a pressure game with two of his players ie Pant, Arshdeep in front of the entire world. Not good showing this.

He himself played a poor shot to get out after getting set. He has no higher moral ground to go at Pant.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

His keeping at the end was really shocking. He doesn't have confidence to play T20Is. Another player should be backed now.

 

[shamaan]

His keeping at the end was really shocking. He doesn't have confidence to play T20Is. Another player should be backed now.

He is carrying to much weight I think he will be dropped for the next series.

 

[shamaan]

I was expecting Rohit to be in the same mold of Dhoni cool and calm but its obviously the pressure of the job is getting to him.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

I was expecting Rohit to be in the same mold of Dhoni cool and calm but its obviously the pressure of the job is getting to him.

Yeah I was expecting the same but I think the loss against Pakistan got to him. He was most probably thinking about taking the revenge from Pakistan in the final and desperately wanted to beat Sri Lanka. He did his job while batting but others failed. Biggest disappointment was Suryakumar Yadav. Rohit will have to face angry indian fans now.

 

[shamaan]

Yeah I was expecting the same but I think the loss against Pakistan got to him. He was most probably thinking about taking the revenge from Pakistan in the final and desperately wanted to beat Sri Lanka. He did his job while batting but others failed. Biggest disappointment was Suryakumar Yadav. Rohit will have to face angry indian fans now.

But he didn't have the bowling resources that's we're they lost both games for me.

 

[Mobashir]

Rishab Pant vs top 5 teams in T20I's :
Innings: 27
Runs : 409
Average : 18.59
SR : 116.85.

He will have to be brilliant from there to reach Kamran Akmal's level.

 

[Xoib]

Can't seem to decode this format

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Rishab Pant vs top 5 teams in T20I's :
Innings: 27
Runs : 409
Average : 18.59
SR : 116.85.

He will have to be brilliant from there to reach Kamran Akmal's level.

According to [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION], Pant is playing because of his potential because potential matters the most. In the Sky thread though he is saying that Sky is playing based on his stats because stats matters the most.

 

[Mobashir]

According to [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION], Pant is playing because of his potential because potential matters the most. In the Sky thread though he is saying that Sky is playing based on his stats because stats matters the most.

Our friend AB fan is completely lost in his cricket views.

In T20I's PAnt is well behind : Wade, Rizwan, de Qock, Pooran, Buttler, Mendis.

Thanks to him, India has the worst disignated wk-batsman of the format.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Our friend AB fan is completely lost in his cricket views.

In T20I's PAnt is well behind : Wade, Rizwan, de Qock, Pooran, Buttler, Mendis.

Thanks to him, India has the worst disignated wk-batsman of the format.

He keeps changing his views everyday and in every thread. He is away from this forum for next couple of days. He will be back once the dust settles.

 

[RamLakhan]

Team combination is more important than individual player's form or even performance in a match! Just because Pant is failing in T20s (before he was failing even in ODIs till that magical innings against England) doesn't mean that someone else should immediately replace him. Not grooming a proper player before a big event like W-T20 is going to affect us big time. Just like we selected players like DK, Vijay Shankar, Dhoni, etc, for the previous world cup (ODI) based on so-called current form & experience!

Same thing is being said about Pandya (whenever he fails in some matches), but it should be remembered that he is giving a very good balance to this team. When we don't even have proper 1st and 2nd seamer in the team, then how can he do his job as 3rd seamer? This is what I call as overall team combination! How can he suddenly take up the responsibility of main seamer in the team OR main middle order batsman in the team when we have passengers failing (Bhuvaneshwar and Hooda).

"Team Combination". This was the same issue even with last 2019 World cup! When you have such poor/fragile balance in the team, even top players in the team will fail to deliver because of the pressure put on themselves! Even the great Australian and West Indies teams used to win not because all 11 players played well in every single match! Some players are bound to fail on a given day! Even Jayasuriya failed in 1996 WC Semifinal after the brilliance he showed until then. If not for Aravinda De'silva taking up the responsibility, Sri lanka would not have won that cup and Jayasuriya would have got termed as choker and Sri Lanka as average team! Similarly Gilchrist or Ponting or Desmond Haynes failed in an important match, but others made sure it got covered up. So they came back strongly in the next match knowing that the team is doing well...

So all "11" players are important and even some players in the bench are important! In the current Indian Team - Bhuvaneshwar, Ashwin, Hooda and Rahul are a liability! (Not sure about Kohli too, I thought he gave hint of getting back to form in the previous games of this tournament. But maybe not) Bumrah was missing... T20 is definitely not a format to have passengers in the team, each and every player should be on their toes to perform on a given day! If 1 player fails on the day (given the fastness of the format), the other should be ready to take up the opportunity, if that other player is a passenger in the team then it is going to drastically affect the team's performance!

Kohli is the biggest culprit for this debacle in the team! It all started because of batting in tests. He persisted with Pujara and Rahane for too long (instead of grooming other players) and then eventually he himself lost his form (in tests first, and then it rubbed on to other formats...)

This is a dangerous situation in Indian Cricket (team balance), it started in Shastri/Kohli regime itself and still continuing... I am not sure who is going to sort this out. I have no confidence in Dravid (and whoever captains under him)

 

[Hextro]

According to [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION], Pant is playing because of his potential because potential matters the most. In the Sky thread though he is saying that Sky is playing based on his stats because stats matters the most.

Not to mention that Ab_fan thinks Pant is a better T20 batsman than Rizwan.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Team combination is more important than individual player's form or even performance in a match! Just because Pant is failing in T20s (before he was failing even in ODIs till that magical innings against England) doesn't mean that someone else should immediately replace him. Not grooming a proper player before a big event like W-T20 is going to affect us big time. Just like we selected players like DK, Vijay Shankar, Dhoni, etc, for the previous world cup (ODI) based on so-called current form & experience!

Same thing is being said about Pandya (whenever he fails in some matches), but it should be remembered that he is giving a very good balance to this team. When we don't even have proper 1st and 2nd seamer in the team, then how can he do his job as 3rd seamer? This is what I call as overall team combination! How can he suddenly take up the responsibility of main seamer in the team OR main middle order batsman in the team when we have passengers failing (Bhuvaneshwar and Hooda).

"Team Combination". This was the same issue even with last 2019 World cup! When you have such poor/fragile balance in the team, even top players in the team will fail to deliver because of the pressure put on themselves! Even the great Australian and West Indies teams used to win not because all 11 players played well in every single match! Some players are bound to fail on a given day! Even Jayasuriya failed in 1996 WC Semifinal after the brilliance he showed until then. If not for Aravinda De'silva taking up the responsibility, Sri lanka would not have won that cup and Jayasuriya would have got termed as choker and Sri Lanka as average team! Similarly Gilchrist or Ponting or Desmond Haynes failed in an important match, but others made sure it got covered up. So they came back strongly in the next match knowing that the team is doing well...

So all "11" players are important and even some players in the bench are important! In the current Indian Team - Bhuvaneshwar, Ashwin, Hooda and Rahul are a liability! (Not sure about Kohli too, I thought he gave hint of getting back to form in the previous games of this tournament. But maybe not) Bumrah was missing... T20 is definitely not a format to have passengers in the team, each and every player should be on their toes to perform on a given day! If 1 player fails on the day (given the fastness of the format), the other should be ready to take up the opportunity, if that other player is a passenger in the team then it is going to drastically affect the team's performance!

Kohli is the biggest culprit for this debacle in the team! It all started because of batting in tests. He persisted with Pujara and Rahane for too long (instead of grooming other players) and then eventually he himself lost his form (in tests first, and then it rubbed on to other formats...)

This is a dangerous situation in Indian Cricket (team balance), it started in Shastri/Kohli regime itself and still continuing... I am not sure who is going to sort this out. I have no confidence in Dravid (and whoever captains under him)

Don't try to justify Pant's poor performances in T20Is with this team combination **. He has been given regular chances and was preferred over other guys like Karthik, Kishan, Samson etc. All these guys have better stats than him but team management showed a lot of confidence in him. He should be the last guy to worry about his place in the team. And it seems you guys have found a new scapegoat for your favorite players failures. It was Dhoni before, then Jadeja and now its Kohli lol. All are culprits except your 'laadla' player.

 

[Majestic]

According to [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION], Pant is playing because of his potential because potential matters the most. In the Sky thread though he is saying that Sky is playing based on his stats because stats matters the most.

I think Pant will do well as opener. He needs more time to get himself in.

 

[Ahmed216]

Not to mention that Ab_fan thinks Pant is a better T20 batsman than Rizwan.

The guy specialises in hyperboles. 2 examples I vaguely remember
* SKY is the best T20 batsman in Asia
* Rishabh Pant is the best keeper batsman to have ever played the game

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

The guy specialises in hyperboles. 2 examples I vaguely remember
* SKY is the best T20 batsman in Asia
* Rishabh Pant is the best keeper batsman to have ever played the game

greatest*

 

[Mamoon]

Pant is not suited to the middle-order. Rizwan himself was a joker in the middle-order before Misbah saved his career by opening with him.

Opening is the easiest position to bat in white ball cricket. The ball barely swings for 10 balls and you can cover up the dot balls by hitting boundaries because you get more value for shots.

Rizwan has become a fan favorite but if it wasn’t for Misbah, he would be one of the most criticized players in the team.

Pant is a big hitter and the success rate of big hitters is not high if they are batting in the middle-order in T20s. This is why England opens with Buttler and someone like de Villiers had a mediocre T20I career for South Africa.

If he had opened instead he would have been a different beast in this format.

Pant is the second coming of Gilchrist. He has proved that in Test cricket and he will also prove that in LOIs if he is allowed to open like his predecessor. Rizwan is nothing compared to him.

 

[ezhil]

Pant if he cuts out his ugly reverse sweeep and scoops before he scores a 50 can make his runs in middle order... otherwise he should open only with Rohit in middle order...rohit is old now and he gets out very early team morale and momentum gets sucked out....

But as long as dravid is coach none of the above said things is going to happen as he is a puritan...and no know nothing on tournament victories let alone T20 winning planning....no wonder Ashwin,Dhawan ,Samson , like players will do a comeback...

Pandya is very leaky in bowling...he is just there for the balance...and decent hitter...but he gets cocky after Pak win.

Shastri way better than any asian coaches definitely was the best Indian coach..he would not give knee jerk reaction to these situations.

 

[Smbhayi]

Team combination is more important than individual player's form or even performance in a match!

We should call back Irfan Pathan or Stuart Binny, bcs form is not important but team combination is ...

 

[Romali_rotti]

Lol who cares, it's just T20.

He is the big dawg in test and I am happy with that...

 

[Mobashir]

Pant is not suited to the middle-order. Rizwan himself was a joker in the middle-order before Misbah saved his career by opening with him.

Opening is the easiest position to bat in white ball cricket. The ball barely swings for 10 balls and you can cover up the dot balls by hitting boundaries because you get more value for shots.

Rizwan has become a fan favorite but if it wasn’t for Misbah, he would be one of the most criticized players in the team.

Pant is a big hitter and the success rate of big hitters is not high if they are batting in the middle-order in T20s. This is why England opens with Buttler and someone like de Villiers had a mediocre T20I career for South Africa.

If he had opened instead he would have been a different beast in this format.

Pant is the second coming of Gilchrist. He has proved that in Test cricket and he will also prove that in LOIs if he is allowed to open like his predecessor. Rizwan is nothing compared to him.

Ok, understand that midle order batting isn't easy and opening is easier.

But you don't need to be that bad or it is mandatory?

Rishab Pant vs top 5 teams in T20I's :
Innings: 27
Runs : 409
Average : 18.59
SR : 116.85.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Lol who cares, it's just T20.

He is the big dawg in test and I am happy with that...

Then why is he playing in Asia Cup?

 

[shamaan]

Should definitely be dropped he's had way to many opportunities.

 

[DHONI183]

My post from another thread......

"From what I've seen of Dinesh Karthik in the IPL and even in some of the matches for India in the recent while, he reminds me so much of the way Zaheer Khan was towards the years of his retirement. The comparison may sound stupid because one is a batsman and the other is a bowler, but Zaheer became from being a good-ish bowler to an almost unplayable bowler towards the very end, especially the way he bowled in the ODI World Cup 2011. It was not as if he had had any new breathing in of talent and skills in his soul; it was the pure experience of having played cricket for so many years and having even borne many failures in life, if I can say this with due respect. However, India are completely wasting Karthik for Rishabh Pant here, completely! Karthik has really become shrewd batsman and has of late been excellent in finding gaps and even timing the ball, whereas Pant gets stuck too often in T20I cricket and goes nowhere with his innings. It seems as if this decision has been prompted by a heavy media campaign done by some of the cricket experts and former cricketers. I wanted to voice my opinion on this since a few days but wanted to wait and see whether Pant does end up doing something of note in the tournament. Not to be, in the end. India must quickly make a decision on this ahead of the T20 World Cup next month."

 

[asadee]

He is super ordinary in T20s and a bad keeper

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Should definitely be dropped he's had way to many opportunities.

He is super ordinary in T20s and a bad keeper

He has played 58 T20Is so far. According to experts(one of them is on leave for obvious reasons ) here, he should get more opportunities because he has potential. Guys like Samson, Kishan are nothing in front of him in T20Is. Why? Because Pant scored a match winning century against Australia in Australia in test cricket.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Dravid and Co. should either play him up the order or drop him. He cant hit out against spin immediately and will get strangled and slow down the batting. There really is no one in India who can dominate spinners from the outset in T20's?

 

[as-95]

Lol who cares, it's just T20.

He is the big dawg in test and I am happy with that...

Sounds like sour grapes to me . Im sure India getting dumped out of the Asia cup doesn’t matter to you either because it’s “just T20” )

 

[MenInG]

Former Australia wicketkepeer Adam Gilchrist has revealed his pick among the two star wicketkeepers in India's T20I starting XI.

India named their ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 squad with both Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik among the 15 players flying to Australia. In a star-studded batting line-up, there might, however, be room for only one of them.

Pant, being the only left-hander in India's top six batting options for the tournament, has a distinct advantage. But his underwhelming record in T20Is, combined with Dinesh Karthik's rise as a finisher, could count against Pant.

Fox Cricket commentator Gilchrist, though, threw his weight behind Pant, stating that he thinks the southpaw should "definitely" be in the XI.

"The dare of Rishabh Pant and the courage for him, the way in which he takes on bowling attacks," Gilchrist said.

"I think he’s got to be a must in that Indian line-up. They can play together, but I think Rishabh Pant has definitely got to be in there."

Pant has 934 runs in 58 T20Is at an average of 23.94 and a strike-rate of 126.21. The highly rated wicketkeeper batter hasn't quite had the success expected of him in this format.

Karthik, on the other hand, has turned into a very successful finisher with memorable performances in the Indian Premier League and he has forced his way back into India's T20I team and found a place in the T20 World Cup squad.

The Australia legend mentioned his liking for Karthik's "versatility" and did not rule out having the two of them in the same line-up.

"It’ll be interesting to see if they can both play in the same team. I think they can. What they bring to a team … the versatility of Dinesh Karthik, he can play at the top of the order, he can, as he has done more so later in his career, be in the middle and late overs to finish. He has a really nice touch game."

ICC

 

[Hitman]

Don't think he is suited for T20 cricket. The guy is superb in Tests. Tests and ODI's are the 2 formats he should play.

 

[Ab Fan]

Rishabh Pant is already a legend in eyes of Australian cricketers and experts

 

[Hitman]

Rishabh Pant is already a legend in eyes of Australian cricketers and experts

Same place where some batsmen fail to average even 32.

 

[ezhil]

Aus legends like ponting and Gilchrist are no match for guessing a player's calibre than our fans who cry for sanju

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Resistance is futile

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

On current form DK is ahead and he is showing it in whatever little opportunities he is getting these days.

What Australian legends and experts say has nothing to do with members of this forum. Hiding behind experts opinion is the easiest thing to prove your point without debating about performance and stats.

 

[ezhil]

Because of little man pant i get unwanted criticism...but u will prove them wrong and i will always support you no matter what

 

[Kriketer]

Guy seems quite average. Seeing India having likes of Dravid, Sachin, Laxman, Yuvraj, Kholi class to this man who plays way too many golf swings is a joke, considering how Indians talk non-stop about him as the next big thing.

He's performing in Test so perhaps he is better able to control his fuse their but for limited over cricket, he usually looks like a walking wicket and considering his shot selections and unorthodox play, it likely wouldn't change. Have too many examples of players who show no class in a particular format, barely ever succeeding.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Guy seems quite average. Seeing India having likes of Dravid, Sachin, Laxman, Yuvraj, Kholi class to this man who plays way too many golf swings is a joke, considering how Indians talk non-stop about him as the next big thing.

He's performing in Test so perhaps he is better able to control his fuse their but for limited over cricket, he usually looks like a walking wicket and considering his shot selections and unorthodox play, it likely wouldn't change. Have too many examples of players who show no class in a particular format, barely ever succeeding.

But he is above all of them because he played a match winning in Gabba.

 

[Ab Fan]

Same place where some batsmen fail to average even 32.

Rishabh Pant averages 63 in Australia

 

[Smbhayi]

If selected for 1st t20i vs SA, Pant better play well, otherwise he gonna eat alive by crowds in Trivandrum..

 

[Saurav]

If selected for 1st t20i vs SA, Pant better play well, otherwise he gonna eat alive by crowds in Trivandrum..

lol I know what you mean.

Anyway DK is frontrunner ahead of both.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

If selected for 1st t20i vs SA, Pant better play well, otherwise he gonna eat alive by crowds in Trivandrum..

Poor Samson.

 

[Ab Fan]

Hooda is injured so Shreyas Iyer will be in the 15, which means Samson finds no place in even 15.

Pant may find a place in 11 in contrast to that

 

[Mobashir]

Hooda is injured so Shreyas Iyer will be in the 15, which means Samson finds no place in even 15.

Pant may find a place in 11 in contrast to that

So happy that the player you rate the most may find a place in the XI?

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

So happy that the player you rate the most may find a place in the XI?

[MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION] be like : jo mil raha hai le lo, warna yeh bhi nahi milega.

 

[Ab Fan]

[MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION] be like : jo mil raha hai le lo, warna yeh bhi nahi milega.

Shreyas, Samson and Kishan not even in 15.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Guy seems quite average. Seeing India having likes of Dravid, Sachin, Laxman, Yuvraj, Kholi class to this man who plays way too many golf swings is a joke, considering how Indians talk non-stop about him as the next big thing.

He's performing in Test so perhaps he is better able to control his fuse their but for limited over cricket, he usually looks like a walking wicket and considering his shot selections and unorthodox play, it likely wouldn't change. Have too many examples of players who show no class in a particular format, barely ever succeeding.

In ODIs he is alright. He usually takes 4 or 5 overs before get going. In T20 we don't have that many overs in the middle to settle down. So he resorts to ugly hoicks and gets out. As he gets older he will find the correct pulse for the T20 game. Right now he is not ready. There is always a belief that there is some magical innings around the corner. That may be very much true. But when is the question.

 

[shamaan]

Good to see that Karthik is being picked ahead of Pant.

 

[daytrader]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">1⃣1⃣9⃣ international games &#55357;&#56396;<br>3⃣8⃣9⃣7⃣ international runs &#55357;&#56490;<br>1⃣7⃣3⃣ international dismissals as a wicketkeeper &#55357;&#56397;<br><br>Here's wishing <a href="https://twitter.com/RishabhPant17?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RishabhPant17</a> - a swashbuckling batter & a solid wicketkeeper - a very happy birthday. &#55356;&#57218; &#55357;&#56399;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamIndia</a> <a href="https://t.co/3E8IlrAWsb">pic.twitter.com/3E8IlrAWsb</a></p>— BCCI (@BCCI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1577146491562491904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Ab Fan]

The most feared cricketer going around in the world, the modern <B>Virender Sehwag</B>!

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Happy Birthday to Rishbah Pant and congratulations to those who celebrate it.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

‘Karthik came in 2014…’: Ex-India player’s advice to Rishabh Pant ahead of T20 World Cup, warns ‘team will leave you’

Ahead of the T20 World Cup, a former player had some valuable advice for Rishabh Pant's recent woes. He also warned the wicketkeeper-batter that he could his lose his place in the team.

Rishabh Pant disappointed once again with the bat, coming in as Rohit Sharma's opening partner in the recent India vs South Africa 3rd T20I, held in Indore. After Rohit's two-ball duck, Pant tried to anchor India's chase and attempted to build a partnership with Dinesh Karthik after Shreyas Iyer's dismissal in the second over. But the wicketkeeper-batter lost his wicket to Lungi Ngidi in the final delivery of the fifth over, as he toe-ended a short ball towards cover where Tristan Stubbs took a diving catch. The Delhi Capitals (DC) captain could only register 27 runs off 14 balls, including three fours and two sixes. With many fans and experts questioning his place in India's T20 World Cup lately, former player Ajay Jadeja had some advice for Rishabh Pant and asked him to seek help from a veteran cricketer.

Speaking to Cricbuzz, Jadeja explained that Pant missed a big opportunity to prove a point in the third T20I and also warned him to 'figure' his woes out soon. "Yes, he has missed it and I hope I mean he doesn't have to go too far. He had to look to his batting partner today. It's taken him 15 years for the team to start believing and you know accepting. DK (Karthik) who had similar talent over the last 15 years", he said.

"DK came in 2014 and you know the team persisted with him, kept bringing back every time because you believe in some talent. But if you don't deliver then eventually that team leaves you out somewhere. So he'll have to and he doesn't have to go far."

"He's got a mate in that team, to learn from him and say, ''Listen, you know what I need to do if there is something that I'm missing out on. You've gone through this, show me the way", because no matter how big a fan I am, how long will you persist with him. There is no one else who can help him out there because of talent like I said earlier. You just mentioned I mean there's no dearth of talent there and it's just this format."

"So it's something, that he has to figure that out and a very good person to talk to would be DK, because he has probably been through a similar situation where teams, captains, coaches always brought him back every couple of years. believing in him. But it's never happened for him and it's taken him so long to now get to the stage where the team or you know most of the world had given up on him. But he didn't give up and he's come back. So better if he learns now rather than when you know he gets to the age of DK", he further added.

Karthik smashed 46 runs off 21 balls in the third T20I as India failed to chase a target of 228 runs, getting bowled out for 178 in 18.3 overs. Initially, an unbeaten ton from Rilee Roussouw (100* off 48 balls) drove South Africa to 227 for three in 20 overs.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...arns-team-will-leave-you-101665139736482.html

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Jadeja is basically saying the same thing which I have been saying here. He has to perform in LOIs because unlike tests there are options available in the LOIs. He should sit down and discuss it with DK. Even though DK less opportunities than Pant in his T20 career he has been in good form and can help Pant before he hangs his boots. Competition is only going to get tough from here onwards because Samson will soon become the second choice wicketkeeper and if Pant keeps performing like this he will lose his place to Samson.

 

[Romali_rotti]

No big deal, Pant can get dropped from T20s for all I care.. As long as he is the big dawg in test matches, its all good imo...

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

No big deal, Pant can get dropped from T20s for all I care.. As long as he is the big dawg in test matches, its all good imo...

Who do you want to see in T20s instead?

 

[jnaveen1980]

I am not sure what is with this talk about Pant's T20 career. This will most likely be DK's last international adventure. Even now he is competing with DK only because DK is a better finisher. The rest of the keepers don't have that reputation. He has a long career ahead. He is still with the squad as a second choice. He is still the no.1 pick in ODIs and Tests.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Who do you want to see in T20s instead?

Not DK, he should be on retirement pension, I would go with Samson or Kishan :

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

I am not sure what is with this talk about Pant's T20 career. This will most likely be DK's last international adventure. Even now he is competing with DK only because DK is a better finisher. The rest of the keepers don't have that reputation. He has a long career ahead. He is still with the squad as a second choice. He is still the no.1 pick in ODIs and Tests.

Not DK, he should be on retirement pension, I would go with Samson or Kishan :

This is most likely DK's last tournament so Pant's next competition will be Samson. In T20s only one of these two should play whereas in ODIs both Samson and Pant can coexist in the playing XI.

 

[Ab Fan]

This is most likely DK's last tournament so Pant's next competition will be Samson. In T20s only one of these two should play whereas in ODIs both Samson and Pant can coexist in the playing XI.

No, both Samson and Pant can't coexist in the playing XI in ODIs by any means.

In T20s actually, both can play because both are better than Iyer and Hooda in this format. So, after DK's retirement, we can have Samson as backup option in the 15.

In ODIs, Iyer is ahead.

 

[Zerotohero]

Heard it all!! Sanju competition to Pant ??? Not even close to him . In India keepers
Pant
DK
Daylight

Sanju and others

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Heard it all!! Sanju competition to Pant ??? Not even close to him . In India keepers
Pant
DK
Daylight

Sanju and others

Let DK retire first. You will hear it properly.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Pant should be worried. Someone is coming for his spot': Steyn says India youngster should '100 percent' play ODIs

While Rishabh Pant is busy in his preparations for the T20 World Cup – which starts in approximately five days' time – along with the rest of his teammates in Australia, the fringe players back home are putting in a string of impressive performances.

While Rishabh Pant is busy in his preparations for the T20 World Cup – which starts in approximately five days' time – along with the rest of his teammates in Australia, the fringe players back home are putting in a string of impressive performances. India wrapped up a comprehensive 2-1 series win on Tuesday by smashing South Africa by seven-wickets in the series decider in New Delhi, which saw a bunch of youngsters step up to the occasion and deliver a solid show. Shreyas Iyer's match-winning century in Ranchi, followed by Mohamed Siraj's Player of the Series worthy performance certainly puts the team in a good stead. Besides, Sanju Samson hit an unbeaten 86 although it came in a losing cause.

However, one player who really made his opportunity count was Ishan Kishan. The 23-year-old opener who had fallen behind the pecking order lately roared back to contention with an astonishing innings of 93 in the second ODI, and even though he fell cheaply in the other two matches of the series, Ishan's half-century was a highly crucial knock.

With India down at 48/2 in a stiff chase of 279, Ishan and Iyer forged a partnership of 161 runs for the third wicket, which eventually proved to be a match-winning one as India cantered home by seven wickets and 25 balls to spare. Steyn mentioned that it is about time Ishan gets a long rope in India's ODI squad while narrating an interesting story of the youngster's initial IPL days.

"A 100 percent. I actually played with him a bit way back in the IPL. He seemed like a baby. We nicknamed him Justin Bieber because he was like this absolute rockstar. I've watched him go and get better. For a short and small man, he packs an incredible punch. These sixes odd Nortje aren't small. They're pure timing and muscle. And just the ability to recognise when to take on the bowler... he is a great player and guys in that Indian team... Rishabh Pant should be worried that someone is coming for his spot," Steyn said on Star Sports.

The win extended Shikhar Dhawan's run as India captain. After registering wins in West Indies and Zimbabwe, Dhawan led a young and promising Indian team to one of their most famous series wins at home against a South African unit comprising a plethora of big names. The win becomes sweeter given how India completed a come-from-behind series victory having lost the opener in Lucknow.

"I am proud of the boys, the way they played in the series. The way they carried the responsibility and showed maturity. Would like to thank the support staff. We showed a lot of character in the first game, we dropped a few catches, but we never really put pressure on ourselves. We tried to stick to the process. I am enjoying the journey; I'll try to keep performing well for my team. The boys showed great character on such tough batting pitches. The bowlers were clinical today," added Dhawan.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...-play-odis-for-india-101665500181720-amp.html

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Heard it all!! Sanju competition to Pant ??? Not even close to him . In India keepers
Pant
DK
Daylight

Sanju and others

You should replace Daylight with Samson and Kishan.

 

[Majestic]

Heard it all!! Sanju competition to Pant ??? Not even close to him . In India keepers
Pant
DK
Daylight

Sanju and others

Pant himself scored 125 vs England in England last time he played an ODI. Sanju is simply not in the race in ODIs.

 

[Smbhayi]

Sanju is simply not in the race in ODIs.

According to selectors he is...

Btw I'm surprised a lot complained here about Sanju's slow start but nobody complained about Ishan's slow starts? Why?

 

[Majestic]

According to selectors he is...

Btw I'm surprised a lot complained here about Sanju's slow start but nobody complained about Ishan's slow starts? Why?

I don't know man, slow start should not be a problem in ODIs. It is a 50 over game.

In ODI squad, there is lot of competition. Pant got a 125 vs England in England, Iyer got a hundred vs SA, Samson got 86 and Kishan got 93, Suryakumar brings his own positives too. Selectors will likely go with the names that were ahead in reckoning earlier, so Samson or Kishan may have to wait longer.

 

[giri26]

According to selectors he is...

Btw I'm surprised a lot complained here about Sanju's slow start but nobody complained about Ishan's slow starts? Why?

Samson has had a good start to his ODI career and has had a good year in ODIs. He needs to be given more chances. Average of 73 with a SR of 106 is brilliant.

 

[Ab Fan]

Samson has had a good start to his ODI career and has had a good year in ODIs. He needs to be given more chances. Average of 73 with a SR of 106 is brilliant.

He will get his chances but only when 3-4 players are rested/injured.

At moment, correct me if I am wrong, the names that are ahead of him in reckoning are :

Rohit
Rahul
Kohli
Pant
KL
S Iyer
SKY