Don't Think You Can Compare Rishabh Pant With MS Dhoni, He Is Still Work In Progress, Still Has To Contribute A Lot – Saba Karim
Published - 16 Mar 2022, 06:09 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:05 AM
Former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Saba Karim has said that the young Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant cannot be compared to the legendary Indian wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni because Karim feels that Pant is still a “work in progress” and he needs to contribute a lot.
Rishabh Pant won the ‘Player of the Series award in the two-match Test series against the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team, which India won by 2-0. In the first game, he scored 96 runs off 97 balls, including 9 fours and 4 sixes. In the second game, he registered scores of 39 and 50. Notably, he is the first Indian wicket-keeper to win the Player of the Series award in Test cricket.
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Meanwhile, during a discussion on India News, Saba Karim was asked about Rishabh Pant winning the Player of the Series award in Test cricket, which legendary captain MS Dhoni was unable to do in his career. Karim replied by saying that it is early to compare Pant to Dhoni.
“I don’t think you can compare him with MS Dhoni. I feel Rishabh Pant is still a work in progress, he still has to contribute a lot. If we talk about his batting, we are seeing a huge difference in his shot selection and it is improving because he is getting the support of the team management, which is a very big thing.”
“Along with that, we are seeing an improvement in his wicketkeeping and because of all these reasons he has been given the Player of the Series award, something which he deserves as well,” he elaborated.
Going forward, I feel Rishabh Pant will create many records for India – Saba Karim
Former Indian wicket-keeper added that Pant has a bright future ahead of himself and he will create many new records in the coming years.
“Going forward, I feel he will create many records for India and himself as well. Very soon we will get to see a lot of changes in Rishabh Pant’s approach, mindset and performances because I feel this is just the start of his career,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma agreed with Karim’s statement that Pant is still a work in progress and said:
“Just as Saba said, he is work in progress. He definitely has a fantastic record till now, there is no doubt that he is an extremely impactful player, he can win a match for his team on his day but there have been times where he has been criticized a lot.
“But it is his style and he is being counted amongst the world’s top match-winners.”
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