Rishabh Pant failed with the bat in the series against South Africa. (AFP Photo)
Rishabh Pant was made the captain of Team India in the five-match T20 series against South Africa, but he could not show his form with the bat.
Young batsman Rishabh Pant was made the captain of Team India for the five-match T20 series played between India and South Africa (IND vs SA). The series ended in a draw at 2-2 as the last and deciding match of the series was washed out due to rain. But questions have been raised about Rishabh Pant’s batting in this series. Pant disappointed with the bat in this series and that is why many people are not giving him a place in the T20 World Cup team, although the team’s main Coach Rahul Dravid has a different thinking. Dravid has made it clear that Pant is a big and important part of the Indian team going to Australia for the T20 World Cup.
In the series against South Africa, Pant’s bat would have scored only 58 runs in five innings. He was consistently dismissed in the same way in this series. Although KL Rahul was made the captain in the series but he was injured and hence Pant came under the captaincy. After losing the first two matches, Team India made a comeback in this series. The winner of the series was to be decided from the last match but this match was canceled due to rain.
‘Pant a big part of our plan’
Coach Dravid has made it clear that Pant is not going anywhere. In the post-match press conference, Dravid said, “Personally he would have liked to score a few more runs, but that doesn’t bother him. He is definitely a big part of our plans for the next few months.”
Will not decide on the basis of one series
Dravid has clearly said that he will not decide on anyone on the basis of a series – whether it is a matter of captaincy or batting form. Dravid said, “I don’t want to be critical. In the middle overs, you need players who play aggressive cricket, who take the game a little further. Sometimes it is very difficult to form an opinion on the basis of two or three matches.
affected by strike rate
Very happy with Dravid Pant’s strike rate. Pant’s strike in IPL has been more than 158 and on the basis of this strike rate, he scored 340 runs for Delhi Capitals. He said, “As far as I think, his IPL was very good in terms of strike rate. Their average may not be good. In the IPL, he went a little further, though three years ago he was on those figures. We are hoping that he reaches those figures at the international level.”
ready to pay the price
Pant is an aggressive batsman and such batsmen sometimes pile up runs and sometimes return to the pavilion early. The coach knows this and is ready to pay the price. Dravid said, “In the process of playing an attacking game, he can go wrong in a few matches but he is an integral part of our batting line-up keeping in mind the strength that he has and that That it is necessary to have a left-handed batsman in the middle overs.
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