Rishabh Pant spends time with MS Dhoni and Sakshi Singh Dhoni:Rishabh Pant is hanging out with the MS Dhoni these days after returning from a successful tour of Australia. Pant was speaking to reporters upon his arrival in New Delhi after the successful tour of Australia on Thursday.
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Rishabh Pant proved his naysayers wrong with match-winning performances in the 4-Test series in Australia. After being dropped for the first Test, Pant made immediate impacts after returning to the team in their 8-wicket win in Melbourne in the 2nd Test. Pant gave a big scare to Australia in the 3rd Test in Sydney as he hit a quickfire 97 on Day 5 before the visitors held on for a draw.
In Brisbane, Pant was one of the many heroes for India as the wicketkeeper-batsman, after recovering from a hand injury, hit an unbeaten 89 on Day 5 as India gunned down a record total of 328 at the Gabba. Pant’s flamboyant knock meant India became the first team since Sir Vivian Richards’ team in 1988-89 to beat Australia at the Gabba in a Test match.
Pant’s match-winning efforts have earned him rich praise and his fearless approach has been likened to the likes of MS Dhoni, Adam Gilchrist and Mark Boucher.
“It feels amazing when you compare someone like MS Dhoni. It feels good for me to be compared with him. But I don’t want me to be compared with anyone. I want to make a name for myself in Indian cricket. That’s the only thing I am focussed on. Because it’s not too good to compare a legend with a youngster,” Pant told reports in New Delhi.
Pant has been picked alongside Wriddhiman Saha for the first 2 Tests of an upcoming 4-Test series against England at home. Pant is likely to take over the gloveman duties for the first time at home since 2018.