New DelhiJust as we will not be able to forget the defeat against New Zealand, similarly we will always remember the excellent batting of Rishabh Pant. Rishabh batted amazingly during the entire series. Former Test wicketkeeper and selector Saba Karim, who was commentating in all three Test matches, made it tougher by bringing Rishabh Pant into the category where we keep Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli.
Former wicket keeper Saba Karim has said in a conversation with News 18 that players like Rishabh Pant come once in 100 years and keep making us feel his threat again and again. Saba says that during this series, all three matches were played on three different types of pitches. In Bangalore the pitch was seaming while in Pune and Mumbai the ball was spinning. The world’s biggest batsmen were troubled on every pitch except one. And that batsman was Rishabh Pant. No one could make a comeback after injury and the kind of batting Rishabh did.
Saba Karim became a fan of Pant’s plan
Whether the pitch is seaming or spinning, wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant’s bat is unstoppable. Pant scored 261 runs in 6 innings of the series at an average of 43.50. He played innings of more than 60 runs twice and was out once at 99. He scored half-centuries in both the innings of the Mumbai Test match. Pant scored 60 runs in the first innings and 64 runs in the second innings. Pant won everyone’s hearts with his strong defense and footwork against the spinners. However, after the Mumbai match, Pant has posted a story on his Instagram and said that bad times come in life so that it can prepare us for good times. Pant wrote, Life is a series of seasons. When you are frustrated, remember that progress in life happens in different time cycles. Embrace the bad times, knowing that they are preparing you for the good times.
Aijaz Patel also became a fan of Pant
Like Saba Karim, Kiwi spinner also left for New Zealand after being impressed by Pant. Talking to News 18, Patel said about Pant that when Rishabh Pant is at the crease, everyone gets scared. Patel was also asked whether the Kiwis had planned to target some Indian batsmen in the series. Then he told that the top name in this list was Pant’s. Overall, in every Test series, Pant is leaving such an impact that he keeps talking about it, be it Gaba Test or Mumbai.
Tags: Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma, saba kareem, Team india
FIRST PUBLISHED: November 6, 2024, 13:06 IST