In the recent times, Pant has been under the scanner for his lack of consistency with the bat and wrong shot selection.
Rishabh Pant of India hits 6 during the 3rd T20I match between West Indies and India at Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana, on August 6, 2019. (Photo by Randy Brooks / AFP)
Backing Rishabh Pant, India head coach Ravi Shastri said the wicketkeeper-batsman is a world-class player and the team management will give him all the support he needs to prosper in international cricket.
In the recent times, Pant has been under the scanner for his lack of consistency with the bat and wrong shot selection.
“Pant is different, he is world-class and is a brutal match-winner. Very few around in the world game; I can’t pick five on my hands when it comes to white-ball cricket, T20 cricket. So the patience we will have with him is a lot,” Shastri told Hindustan Times.
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Showing his faith in the 21-year-old youngster, Shastri said, “All your media reports and all the experts writing (but) Pant is in great space with this Indian team. Experts, they have a job, they can speak. Pant is a special kid and he has already done enough. And he is only going to learn. This team management will back him to the hilt.”
The Indian head coach also spoke about his previous comment on Pant where he had asked the left-handed batter to take more responsibility.
“Don’t say team management, I spoke about ‘the rap on the knuckles’. If someone goofs up, I have to pull them up,” he said.
“Am I there only to play tabla? But this guy is world-class, this guy can be destructive, can be a destroyer. And we will give him all the support that he needs to prosper in international cricket,” he added.
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