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Deep Dasgupta. Photo Credit: Twitter.

Former Indian wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta has said that the Indian team management needs t handle Rishabh Pant a bit carefully as the stalwart has great potential. Dasgupta also said that Pant should have been released by team India during the New Zealand tour and should have been allowed to play domestic cricket.

Team India has failed to find the perfect replacement of Dhoni since his departure after the  2019 World Cup, last year. Pant has been given numerous chances, but the young lad has failed miserably. However, in the limited-overs format, KL Rahul seems to be cementing his place since the time he has replaced Pant and has been a regular starter for team India portraying his versatility across the batting order.

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Rishabh Pant (Source: Twitter)

However, Deep Dasgupta believes that the BCCI and team management should utilise Pant in a way that he bears fruits for the team.

Deep Dasgupta Says Rishabh Pant Should Be Handled Carefully

“Yes, the team management is right in showing faith in him [Pant] and sticking to him. He is incredibly talented. He is a match-winner, or to put this way, he is a potential match-winner. He is a confident player as well. However, India need to handle him in a judicious way,” Deep Dasgupta told indiatoday.in.

“See he was picked in the team and he did not play for close to a month. He was benched and did not get a lot of games in New Zealand,” he added.

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Deep Dasgupta Credits: Twitter

“What happens then is you don’t get opportunities. You would not get enough time to bat in the nets. Generally, players who are playing the match get a lot of opportunities at the nets. Even if you get opportunities, you may not face the best bowlers,” Deep Dasgupta added.

He further said, “Ideally, he should have played domestic cricket and worked on his skills if he was not going to be picked for the matches.”

Pant Might Have Figured What He Needs To Do: Deep Dasgupta

“Every player needs improvement. Rishabh Pant also needs to work on a few areas in his game. He might have figured that out as well. He might have already figured out what needs to be done to improve his game. However, where would he do that? He needs to get game time to implement them,” Dasgupta said.

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Rishabh Pant. (Credits: BCCI)

He added, “Players like Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul used domestic cricket to work on their games. That’s why domestic cricket is extremely important to young cricketers. So Rishabh Pant needs to be used judiciously.”

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