Rishabh Pant has been in news for the last couple of months and he has been dropped out of the squad from the ongoing first Test between India and South Africa. However, the youngster is currently working on his keeping skills with former India stumper Kiran More. Sources in the team management informed that Pant is very hardworking and the team wants him to fine-tune his keeping skill.

“There isn’t anything to read into the move and the team feels that Pant just needs to fine-tune his keeping skills a bit when it comes to Indian conditions in red-ball cricket and that is why he has been working with More on those aspects,” the source revealed.

“We don’t have a schedule, it is on and off and not official. We just share a good relation,” Kiran More told IANS. “He is keeping really well and I see a lot of improvement. He has got 53 dismissals in 11 Test matches and that is almost 5 dismissals per game. Every day you play, every day you grow. He has come up really well. The basics are very important and he has been working on that.”

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“We have worked on his balance and his hand positioning because he has a terrific cricketing mind and picks things up very quickly. We have worked on small finer details. Hand and body positioning is very important and it takes time. With experience you learn,” added the former India player. “He has been playing for India for the last one and a half years. Everybody has their perception, but for me, he is ready. You can go through my record after 11 games, he has a fantastic record.”

However, it is expected that Rishabh Pant will soon return in the squad with an improve batting and keeping skill.