Rishabh Pant is known for his ability to launch an attack on the opposition bowlers under any circumstances, and hence his ability has never been doubted despite his different approach to the red-ball game.
"I would like to see Rishabh Pant achieve his potential. We want him to entertain us, but he can do that and show restraint when needed. Pant is not a newbie anymore. I want to benchmark Pant to his standards," Ravichandran Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.
The batter is only behind Jamie Smith and Shubman Gill in the list of runs scored and is second on the list of hundreds with 2 hundreds, only behind Shubman Gill, who has 3 to his name. He also possesses a strike rate of 81, the third highest in the series.
He is not Adam Gilchrist; many compare him to Gilchrist. He didn't have such a good defence, says Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin has taken a dig at the frequent comparisons between Indian batter Rishabh Pant and former explosive Australian wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist.
Ashwin has highlighted a major difference in the playing style of the two cricketers and considered the comparisons below Pant's standards.
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Rishabh Pant ruling in England
Rishabh Pant is among the senior batters in the side alongside KL Rahul. Though both senior pros have performed well, Pant has been seen in commanding form, especially after a poor series in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy last year.
Pant has scored twin hundreds in the first Test at Leeds, joining the list as the second wicket-keeper with such a feat after Andy Flower. He backed his hundred with a quickfire 65 in the second innings of the Birmingham Test as well.
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