Rishabh Pant, an Indian wicketkeeper-batsman, doesn’t appear to be enjoying his tour of New Zealand. The hard-hitting batter hasn’t been in great form lately, especially in the white-ball setting, and that has led to a lot of social media backlash against him.
Additionally, his pre-match chat with host Harsha Bhogle during the third one-day international between India and New Zealand received a tonne of attention online. The Delhi batsman appeared to be choked when asked by broadcaster Harsha Bhogle why he performs better in Tests than in ODIs and T20Is, and he responded Sir, the record is just a number. My white-ball numbers are not that bad okay. Comparison does not make sense right now, I am just 24-25 years age of age. If you want to do the comparison, you can maybe do it when I am 30-32. Before that, the comparison does not make sense to me.In the world of white-ball cricket, Rishabh Pant has had a dismal track record, scoring only one fifty in the shortest format all the way back in February against the West Indies and only twice in his 21 innings this year (2022).
The 25-year-old has played nine innings in ODIs this year and has two fifty-plus scores and a hundred.Pant should take a sabbatical from cricket, according to former Indian great Krish Srikkanth. He said, Maybe you can give him (Pant) a break and tell him ‘just wait a bit, come and play in India’, they haven’t handled him well. Are you going to wait for a couple of matches before giving him a break or remove him after one or two games? On his Cheeky Cheeka YouTube channel, Srikanth said.Yes, Rishabh Pant is not utilising the chances he’s getting. I am very disappointed – ennada Pant-u (what is this Pant)?, he added.Comment your views down below.
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