On Saturday, the Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour came in support of the young Indian wicket-keeper, Rishabh Pant and felt the young stumper carries immense ability and once he starts getting runs, he will be a ‘massive player’. Rathour had media-interaction n the eve of the first ODI against West Indies.
Talking about Pant during the press conference, the batting coach said, “The reason why we keep discussing him is that he has got the immense ability and everybody believes that he can be an X-factor in any team and in the Indian team as well. He has been backed by the selectors and the team management because all of us believe that he is a good player…once he starts getting runs, I am sure, he will be a massive player.”
Earlier, the Indian skipper Virat Kohli also supported Pant, saying the team has belief in the young wicketkeeper’s ability and therefore he will be given all the support by the management to perform.
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Ahead of the first T20I, Virat said, “We certainly believe in Rishabh’s ability. As you say, it’s (also) the player’s responsibility to do well, but our responsibility is to give him space, to support him. He should get support and it is disrespectful if you don’t get it.”
Under the leadership of Kohli, the Indian team has been going great whenever they are chasing a target, but the men blue haven’t been able to defend a total well, especially in the shortest format. Recently, during the first T20I against Windies, India managed to overhaul the 208-run target however, they failed to defend a target of 171 in the second T20I.
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Talking about India’s defending capability, Rathore said: “I think we are the number one team in the world when we are chasing targets. (When you are) batting first, you need a different kind of fearlessness. When we are chasing targets, we know the target and plan our game plans better. The way we batted in the last game, I think that was one big tick in the box and we are looking forward to maintaining that.”
