The comparisons with former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni are flattering but young Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant on Thursday said he would like to create his own identity in the game after playing a crucial role in the historic Test series win of the Indian team in Australia. Pant is often compared with the two-time World Cup winning former captain and wicket-keeper batsman, who decided to hang his boots last year after a glorious international career.

Talking about the same to the reporters after landing in India from Australia where his match and series-winning effort of 89 in the second innings of the fourth Test won him all-round praise, Rishabh Pant said, “You feel amazing when you are compared to someone like MS Dhoni and you compare me with him.”

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He further added, “It’s amazing but I don’t want to be compared with anyone, I want to make myself a name in Indian cricket because it’s not good to compare some legend with some youngster.”

The 23-year-old also scored a 97 in the drawn third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. And he wants to savor the triumph for now.

Rishabh Pant explained, “I think the whole team is very happy with the way we played the series in Australia.”

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India managed to pull off a phenomenal comeback after being bowled out for a record lowest score of 36 in Adelaide and they even claimed the series with 2-1 margin despite their captain not being available for the remainder of the contest and many crucial players suffered  to injuries. They won the second Test in Melbourne and drew the next at the SCG before revistering a remarkable win at the Gabba — where Australia had not lost since 1988 — to clinch the series.