Young wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has opined on how he handles criticism, especially the ones that were for his style of batting. The 24-year-old is arguably one of the best stroke players, with his flamboyance at the crease as well. Pant faced a lot of criticism for his free-flowing batting and his dismissals in overseas Tests as well. However, he bounced back well and gave a fitting reply to all critics with a hundred in the third Test against South Africa and then at home as well.

Pant said in an interview with the Times Of India: “I am not worried about people passing comments on me now. But it does get to you sometimes. You have to look in the mirror and check if you had done your process right – like diet, training, recovery. There are so many distractions at the international level; it’s difficult to do that. I think about my cricket and the game a lot because that’s what I have always loved to do. You need to filter things and see what you can do to improve as a human being.”

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However, his aggressive style of play has been endorsed and backed by the Indian team management and also by captain Rohit Sharma. Even, with experience, he has shown improvement and maturity in his batting as well.

“It doesn’t matter if I am comfortable or not. Criticism is going to happen anyway. I try to focus on the controllable. You can’t have results overnight, and it’s difficult to change opinions in a month. It took me around two years to change that opinion about me,” Rishabh Pant concluded.

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However, Rishabh Pant will lead Delhi Capitals in the upcoming IPL 2022 tournament. They are slated to take on Mumbai Indians at the Brabourne Stadium on March 27 as well.