Pant who wasn’t part of the India ODI squad that hammered New Zealand 4-1 recently, returns to the side for the T20I series, starting here … Rishabh Pant is a 100-Test Cricketer: Kiran More While some questioned Pant’s ability as a wicketkeeper, More says he never had any doubt about his capability. ALSO READ: 'That was loose shot': Mark Waugh unimpressed in … On day one of the third Test in Sydney Pant dropped Will Pucovski twice as the opener rode his luck to score a half-century on debut as Australia put 166/2 on the board. Rishabh Pant has been quite vocal behind the stumps. Rishabh Pant and Wriddhiman Saha After a long wait of 14 months, largely due to the pandemic, Team India will play their first Test series on home soil, taking on Joe Root 's … India opener Rohit Sharma on Friday said, "He seems to be doing the job for us. Remember Virendra sehwag again. India blanked Sri Lanka at home before whitewashing New Zealand away from home. Rishabh Pant Treated James Anderson As A Spinner Despite Him Taking The Second New Ball: Sunil Gavaskar . Rishabh Pant smashed an unbeaten half-century as India posted 329 in the first innings. It has been tough 10 minutes for Rishabh Pant. As wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant smashed a remarkable century in the final India Vs England Test series, Indian skipper Virat Kohli's reaction was something that no one could miss. Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant scored his third Test century, during the final session of the fourth Test against England at Ahmedabad. He is more than ready, I guess [to step into Dhoni's shoes]." Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting was concerned about Rishabh Pant's form as a wicketkeeper after the 21-year-old dropped Australia opener Will Pucovski twice in three overs in the third Test at the SCG. Team India young wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant strategically sledged over opener Jack Carley (1x4 off 9:30 balls) in the fourth Test against England at Ahmedabad Rishabh Pant as opener? Remember Rohit sharma was middle order ordinary batsman until he not batted as opener. His flamboyance and all the chatters to keep the team motivated and fans engaged failed … Rishabh Pant then took India over the line with a stunning unbeaten 89 off 138 balls laced with 9 fours and a six. Can Rishabh Pant be India's new opener in ODI cricket? Even in Australia, Pant's credentials as wicketkeeper were called into question, particularly after he dropped opener Will Pucovski twice on the first day of the third Test. However, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar feels Indian can try a gamble by giving Rishabh Pant an opportunity to open. [Archive]: Rishabh Pant, the maddest of them all. Pant’s batting performance in the Australia series has impressed India batting coach Vikram Rathour. ... Pucovski has made the Indians pay as well, bringing up his 50 just before tea in a near dream debut for the Aussie opener. Pant went after James Anderson, who had completed 900 international wickets in the same innings, got the second new ball in the hand. Virat Kohli gives his final verdict ahead of India vs West Indies first T20I - Ever since Pant was brought into the national side in place of former skipper MS Dhoni, the youngster has been in poor form. That's the general feeling. The Indian team can insert Rishabh Pant into this role. Through in this series Pant has performed well behind the wickets even as the ball has kicked and jumped. Now he became one of the best opener batsman of all Time. Rishabh Pant's swashbuckling century puts India in sight of Test victory Brilliant innings leads India fightback to lead of 89 runs England 205 all out; India 294-7 at stumps on second day Wellington, Showering praise on young stumper Rishabh Pant, India opener Shikhar Dhawan on Tuesday termed Pant as ‘an asset’ for the team. He started as middle order batsman but what he did as opener is history now. After an impressive start in the Australian tour, India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is having a torrid time behind the stumps. India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is known for his on-field tactics behind the stumps. Pant cracked a 118-ball 101 studded with 13 hits to the fence and two sixes to anchor India's innings after a 144-ball 49 by opener Rohit Sharma at the top. Gavaskar's pick: Pant over Saha as keeper, Gill over Shaw as opener. In his 58-run knock, there were some exceptional shots against the spinners on a pitch turning square. Recently, Australian spin legend Shane Warne had said that Pant can be a good choice as an opener and Gavaskar has backed him by giving a nod to the idea. Reacting ecstatically to the Pant's milestone, Kohli was spotted rushing out of the dressing room to applaud the youngster as the whole stadium rose up to laud the 23-year-old. Former India stumper Kiran More says he is a match-winner for him across all formats. In December 2015, he was named in India's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Former Indian opener-turned commentator Aakash Chopra has called for the inclusion of dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant in the Indian team in all three formats of the game. The former India opener would attack the slower bowlers just as mercilessly but behind that aggression, there was always a plan. Today, his comment tempted Zak Crawley to play an aggressive shot. Impressed with Pant's attacking style of batting, Gill lavished praise on the wicket-keeper batsman for winning India the game and said the left-hander is … the former opener feels that in doing that, he is at least not trying to be someone else. Rishabh Rajendra Pant (born 4 October 1997) is a professional Indian cricketer who plays as middle order wicket-keeper batsman for India, Delhi, and the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. “You live by the sword, you die by it. Rishabh Pant [Image Credits: Twitter] Gambhir further added that as long as Rishabh Pant keeps backing himself and is happy with his approach then he should continue doing the same. On 1 February 2016, during the tournament, Pant hit an 18-ball fifty, the fastest at this level. The wicketkeeper has been seen keeping the team pumped up while bowling as he continues to … India should play Rishabh Pant as an opener alongside Rohit Sharma, feels Shane Warne 14 Feb, 2019 New Delhi, Feb 14: Former Australia captain and spin legend Shane Warne believes Rishabh Pant can play as a specialist batsman in the Indian ODI team and felt the talented youngster could to open the innings alongside Rohit Sharma. Rishabh pant could be a new option for team India to experiment as opener. The Indian team has achieved a lot of success in the ICC World Test Championship and recently, Virat Kohli’s side has dominated its rivals in the T20 format as well. Rishabh Pant emerges as a complete batsman-wicket-keeper package ... Opener Sharma backed Pant`s batting style, which is aggressive and has remained mostly unchanged from the start. He was the opener for India U-19s and he aggregated 267 runs from 6 games in the 2016 U-19 World Cup. Rishabh Pant is a pain behind the wickets. Gavaskar said Pant will give India more flexibility in the first Test, the only day-night game, to be played in Adelaide. This shows that the Men in Blue have adequate resources in both the formats. Rishabh Pant (AP Photo) AHMEDABAD: The new Mr. Natural has arrived, not since Australia's Adam Gilchrist has a precocious batsman-wicket keeping talent burst on the cricketing scene. Rishabh Pant's attacking style of batting has the Indian team management's mandate as long as he gets the "job done" more often than not and people should cut him some slack when there is … Now, the advantage of having Pant is a reserve opener is that he has played a lot of cricket at the number one or number two position. India vs Australia: It was pretty cool to be called back, says Will Pucovski on Rishabh Pant dropped catch Will Pucovski, who replaced Matthew Wade as Australia's second opener in this match, impressed with his batting on Day 1 of the Sydney Test against India on Thursday.