Vivek Razdan pressed on the issue of managing Rishabh Pant well, given his extraordinary talent. The wicketkeeper-batsman shot into the limelight after his back-to-back heroic knocks in Sydney and Brisbane against Australia.
Considering his exploits Down Under, Rishabh Pant has more or less cemented his place in the Test team for the time being. However, Razdan feels Pant should be a natural selection in the white-ball formats as well.
Speaking exclusively to Indranil Basu on Sportskeeda Live, Razdan said in this regard:
The former seamer urged the Indian selectors to back Pant and select him in all three formats to help build up his confidence.
Rishabh Pant finished as India’s top scorer in the Border-Gavaskar series even though he wasn’t part of the playing XI in the first Test. The left-hander scored 274 runs at an average of 45.66.
“Important for India to manage Rishabh Pant well”: Vivek Razdan
Vivek Razdan also compared Rishabh Pant’s situation with that of Jasprit Bumrah and said how exceptional talent like them only emerge once in a few years. Hence, it is imperative for the team to manage such players well.
India are set to take on England in a four-match Test series starting on Friday in Chennai.
It remains to be seen whether Pant will continue to don the gloves following his exploits in Australia or plays as a specialist batsman.
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