Former Australian bowler Brad Hogg feels that Rishabh Pant has a lot of talent and he can overcome his current off form with mental training. Pant’s poor form has led him losing his place in the limited-overs team to KL Rahul. However, there have been talks that Wriddhiman Saha will be chosen over him where Pant scored of 19, 25, 12 and 4 in the series which India lost by 0-2 against New Zealand.

“Definitely, I turn on my television when Rishabh Pant comes to the crease, the entertainer,” said Brad Hogg. “His issue is he has got too much talent to know what to do with. He could do with a mind coach, a lot of great sportsmen use them. It is all in the mind for him.”

Earlier another former Australia player Adam Gilchrist had advised Rishabh Pant that he should work on improving his own game rather than trying to be next MS Dhoni. Pant has faced a lot of criticism because of his poor form both with the bat and keeping gloves.

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“I’m not big on comparisons, like I have said before. I think Indians fans shouldn’t be trying to compare him to Dhoni. Dhoni has set such a high benchmark. One day someone might match it but it is probably unlikely,” Adam Gilchrist had said last year in November.

“Rishabh looks like a very talented young player. Just don’t put too much pressure on him too early and expect that he’s going to produce Dhoni-like performances every day,” he further added. “My advice to Rishabh Pant will be: learn everything you can from Dhoni. Don’t try to be Dhoni. Just try to be the best Rishabh Pant you can.”

Currently, Coronavirus has affected not only everyone’s lives but also sporting events across the globe which not only included the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League but also many international series where no decision took place as the situation has not changed much in the last few days amid the novel coronavirus pandemic in the country as well as globally.