Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been below hearth following his tough patch with the bat in the white-ball cricket. Pant, who was named India’s stand-in captain for the recently-concluded T20I sequence in opposition to South Africa, did not contribute a lot with the willow. The explosive left-handed batter might solely handle 58 runs in 5 innings.
Amid the criticism of Pant from all corners, former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has give you a solution that may help Pant in getting away from the batting woes in the limited-overs format.
Bangar cited Sachin Tendulkar‘s example, stating the batting phenom found his consistency after he was sent up to open the innings in the 50-over format, and something similar can be tried with Pant. Bangar reckoned that if Pant gets the chance to open the innings for Team India, he can do the same job that legendary Adam Gilchrist did for Australia in the limited-overs cricket.
“I’ve been desirous about it for 3 years. If you have a look at Sachin Tendulkar’s profession, he hit his first century in his seventy fifth or 76th innings in white-ball cricket when he was requested to open the innings in opposition to New Zealand after batting largely in the middle-order,” mentioned Bangar on Star Sports.
“Right now, the Indian team is looking at a left-right combination. Yes, Ishan Kishan is doing well right now, but if the Indian team is eyeing a left-right opening pair for the long term, Rishabh Pant can do the same job that someone like Adam Gilchrist did for Australia,” he added.