Former India batter turned commentator Robin Uthappa believes that the difference in Rishabh Pant’s
output from the red-ball to white-ball formats comes from his batting position in the latter. He has been arguably India’s most impactful Test batter in recent times as well. However, Pant has struggled to do well for India in the T20I and ODI formats.

Talking about Pant’s white-ball struggles, Uthappa said on the CommBox TV YouTube channel: “I’ve never understood why someone of Rishabh’s calibre is not opening the batting or batting at No.3. That’s where it should end. 2. He should not bat below No.3, but he believes on some level that he’s a great finisher in white-ball cricket and that his numbers are really great.”

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“He has worked out why it hasn’t worked out for him in white-ball cricket. He has probably made a semblance of peace with it. Even today, when you look at where he bats, even in the IPL, where he is the captain of a franchise, we see him bat at No. 4 and 5,” he shared again.

Robin Uthappa also believes Rishabh Pant’s unorthodox batting style has become famous in Test cricket, where batters utilize attack as the best form of defense now a days as well.

“Today we are celebrating Rishabh Pant, not withstanding his prowess and what he has been able to achieve in Test cricket, for his unorthodox batting approach. Similarly, a Harry Brook or Ben Duckett. When things get a little hard, they just throw their bat at everything. They think offense is the best form of defense and that’s where cricket is at this point,” Robin Uthappa concluded.