The young Indian wicket-keeper batsman, Rishabh Pant has been facing a lot of criticism from fans and the cricketing fraternity for his poor shot selection that saw him throwing his wicket away on a plethora of occasions. On Tuesday, former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh came out in support for Pant and said that he has the potential to become a future star, but he needs mentoring from the coach and captain.
However, former Australia cricketer, Dean Jones did not agree with Yuvraj as he took to Twitter to counter Yuvraj’s opinion on Pant. In his tweet, Jones wrote: “Why should Pant be any different to any other young player that has made mistakes? It’s a big boys cricket. I know he is young.. but he needs to learn some home truths and improve his offside play”.
Why should Pant be any different to any other young player that has made mistakes? It’s big boys cricket. I know he is young.. but he needs to learn some home truths and improve his off- side play! https://t.co/Nwl83gDB6U
— Dean Jones AM (@ProfDeano) September 25, 2019
Talking to NDTV, Yuvraj had said, “Someone needs to mentor Rishabh according to his character. Suppressing Rishabh won’t get the best out of him. He has a lot of potentials, the captain and the coach need to mentor him. The team needs to stop making statements about Rishabh in the media.”
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Pant was drafted in India’s 2019 World Cup squad after Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the tournament due to injury. After the World Cup, Indian team persisted with Pant at the number four position, but the southpaw has failed to prove his worth in the national squad.
Pant has been going through a rough patch in his career and it has been a cause for concern for the Indian team management. There have been some strong statements in the media regarding his dismal show at the much-talked-about No.4 position from the likes of head coach Ravi Shastri and batting coach Vikram Rathour.
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So far, Pant has been preferred as an apt replacement for MS Dhoni, who has taken a sabbatical from the game. There has been a lot of speculation regarding Dhoni’s future and Yuvraj feels that finding a replacement for the former India captain “will take a lot of time”.
