In The Nidahas Trophy, I Remember Telling Rishabh Pant That You Know You're An "Extraordinary Gymnast" – Basu Shanker

Former India and current strength and conditioning coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Basu Shanker, during an interview with Ranveer Allahbadia on his YouTube channel BeerBiceps, recalled his conversation with Rishabh Pant in the Nidahas Trophy and said that he had told the young wicketkeeper-batsman that he is an extraordinary gymnast.

Rishabh Pant is currently in West Indies for the five-match T20I series against the Nicholas Pooran-led side. He has been rested for the Zimbabwe ODI tour, which will be played after the West Indies T20I, and the young wicketkeeper-batsman will return to the side for the Asia Cup 2022, which is set to be held in UAE.

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Former India strength and conditioning coach Basu Shanker during an interview with Ranveer Allahbadia talked about the 24-year-old, asserting that he is highly acrobatic and can do a kip-up, front flip, and backflip. Notably, Pant famously did a proper kip-up during a Test match against England at home last year.

“I remember seeing Rishabh in Sri Lanka. He came to the Nidahas Trophy and before in the West Indies. In the Nidahas Trophy, I remember telling him that you know you’re an extraordinary gymnast. Please call your gymnastics coach and thank him for what you are doing now.

“He was like ‘What?’. He was flummoxed. He can do a kip-up, front flip, backflip. You must have seen it in television. And he has got that explosive ability because of that,” Basu told YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia on his YouTube channel BeerBiceps.

I think Rishabh Pant has done a lot of gymnastics in his formative years – Basu Shanker

Former India and current strength and conditioning coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Basu Shanker, further opined that Pant did a lot of gymnastics in his formative years. He added that gymnastics can play a huge role in the development of an athlete.

“I think he has done a lot of gymnastics in his formative years. Same thing with Sridharan Sriram’s son. He wanted to start training. I said ‘Sriram, put him in gymnastics’, and apparently, he is playing very well now.

“Gymnastics play a major role in the development as an athlete. Not all of them will get the opportunity to do that, but if you are able to from a very young age, nothing like it,” he mentioned.

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