The young Indian wicket-keeper batsman, Rishabh Pant has come in support of the skipper, Virat Kohli’s decision to bat first while acknowledging that the wicket was “soft” in the morning as the visitors were bundled out for 78 against England on the Day 1 of the third Test in Leeds on Wednesday. At the end of the day, England is standing comfortably at 120 for no loss and Pant said that rather than fretting on what happened, they need to “learn from mistakes and move on”.

Talking about the opening day, Rishabh Pant said, “It’s part and parcel of the game. Everyday the batting unit is giving hundred per cent but sometimes it doesn’t go well. In the morning, the wicket was slightly on the softer side and they bowled in good areas. We could have applied ourselves better. We can learn from it and only move on. That’s all we can do as cricketers. You learn from your mistakes and improve.” 

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Rishabh Pant also felt that Kohli’s decision to bat first despite wicket being damp was the call taken by the team and he doesn’t think that batting first was a tricky move.

The gloveman elaborated, “Whatever decision we take, we take as a team. So once we have decided we are going to bat first, we are going to back our decision. Yes we could have applied much better but we can’t keep on thinking too much about the toss.”

In recent times, Rishabh Pant has been coming to the action quite early with top-order consistently failing to deliver but the youngster sees that as an opportunity and not something that puts him under pressure.

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Describing the same, Rishabh pant said, “As a cricketer, I don’t think in that manner. Whatever be the situation, you think about the team first and what you can do in that situation…if the top-order collapses and you get an opportunity, I see it as an opportunity that if you can bail the team out of that situation, you are going to do wonders in your life, as a cricketer. I am not thinking too much about pressure as at the end of the day, everyone is thinking good for the team.”