Former Indian wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer has heaped praises on Rishabh Pant for his recent heroics in Test cricket. Engineer has called Pant a unique phenomenon for playing some outstanding cricket in recent months.

Pant was under pressure going into the Test series against Australia in December. However, he proved his critics wrong by playing back-to-back sensational knocks in the Sydney and Gabba Test.

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Engineer talked about Pant and MS Dhoni during a recent interaction with Sports Tak and said both of these players reminded him of his old days. He also cheekily mentioned he was a better stumper than Pant and Dhoni.

“I’ve always liked Rishabh Pant as an individual. I’m very fond of him. Pant and Dhoni reminded me of my younger days. I was the same attacking batsman, but I’d like to think I was a better wicketkeeper,” Engineer said in an interview with Sports Tak.

Further, he heaped praises on Pant for his batting display in international cricket while calling him a unique phenomenon.

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“As a batsman, he is a unique phenomenon. He’s got that confidence that very few people have. You saw him in Australia, only a complete idiot or a man with supreme confidence would do that. And I wouldn’t call him an idiot at all. I would call it supreme confidence,” he added.

“He is a very talented cricketer. I wish him nothing but the very best of everything. He is maturing with every game and he will be a great servant for India.”

Currently, Pant is in England where Team India is playing in the five-match Test series. Despite looking good while batting, Pant failed to convert his start into something substantial. He, though, will try to play a big knock in the next Test, scheduled to be played in Leeds from August 25.