The young Indian wicket-keeper batsman, Rishabh Pant has witnessed a lot of criticism for his poor performances in international cricket in recent times. But, the Indian team management has faith in his capabilities and they have handed him more than enough opportunities to prove his worth. Moreover, they look to continue with the same in the near future. Now, Ian Smith, the former Kiwi skipper turned commentator has come in support of Pant as he feels that the latter will surely make his name for himself in the future.
Rishabh has often been touted as the successor of the former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni, who is moving in the fag end of his career. However, his abilities have always been questions and his recent dip in form has made things worse for him.
So far, he has scored 374 runs in ODIs at an average of 26.7. Meanwhile, the same story continued in the shortest format where he has a career average of 20.5. In recent times, nothing is going in favor of Pant but the Indian team management is offering him the opportunities to prove his worth in the national squad.
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However, Smith feels that Pant is going to be a great performer for Team India in the future. Currently, he is going through a learning phase that will teach him the importance of patience in international cricket.
As per the quotes in Mid-Day, Ian said, “We are going to see a lot of Pant. It’s not about just playing the game but living it. Maybe, he has to learn a few things and they [team management] are teaching him the virtues of patience. The name of Rishabh Pant will be bigger in Indian cricket. Mark my words.”
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Rishabh Pant is currently on a tour to New Zealand where he is currently playing in the 2nd Test of the two-match series. It was expected that he might come out with some brilliant performances but that has not been the case so far. He was dismissed on another low score of 12 on Day 1 of the Christchurch Test by Kyle Jamieson, who took a 5-fer as India got bundled out for 242.
