The young Indian wicket-keeper, Rishabh Pant is a confident player and now be must be brimming with confidence after scoring his maiden Test century in England. However, he is now aiming to enhance his glovework at the NCA ahead of the two-Test series against the West Indies, starting October 4. He is expected to undergo simulation training in Bengaluru by keeping on tracks that offer turn in order to get ready for the pitches that will be on offer in Rajkot and Hyderabad.
During a media interaction on the sidelines of the Vijay Hazare trophy, Pant said, “In India, the wickets are expected to be different from England or maybe like the one at the Oval. I plan to visit NCA before the series and keep on tracks where there will be roughs.”
The head of the Indian selection committee M.S.K. Prasad, in a recent interview, expressed that said that they are trying to arrange for an exclusive keeping session for the youngster. Having kept against Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja in the last three Test matches, Pant has got an idea as to what he needs to do while keeping up to spinners.
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Describing the same, the youngster said, “I have kept up to senior spinners (Ashwin and Jadeja) in the nets apart from the Tests in England. Like Oval strip, where Jaddu bhai was bowling, it felt like an India pitch. The ball was turning and on the fourth and fifth day, there were spots.”
Despite that fact that wicketKeeping in England wasn’t easy, Pant reckons that the 76 buys on the scoreboard can’t be ignored. However, in order to be fair to the youngster, some of those deliveries bowled by the Indian pacers were way off target and no keeper in the world could have stopped those.
Describing the practical difficulties that a keeper may face in England where the red Duke ball swings even after leaving the stumps, Pant explained, “You need to cut down the angles (positioning) in England, but then, Indian pacers are a bit different from English pacers. The pace of our bowlers is more than English seamers. All our bowlers (Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami) consistently clock 140 plus and at that speed, the ball comes with a wobbly seam once it leaves the stumps. I gave my hundred percent.”
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India A coach Rahul Dravid had asserted that Pant has the ability to mould his game according to situations. On the other hand, Rishabh’s coach, Tarak Sinha, is all set to be conferred with the prestigious Dronacharya (Lifetime) award by the President of India and Pant is delighted. Talking about the same, Pant said, “For sir, a good player is a Test player. It doesn’t matter if his student has played T20Is or ODIs.”
On Tuesday, Pant was seen slogging at the nets ahead of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he will be playing first three games for Delhi, even Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja was seen training at the other net for Saurashtra.
