Don't Consider Rishabh Pant As My Competition - Wriddhiman Saha

Just when things looked settled for Wriddhiman Saha in the International Cricket, he was struck with an injury, which saw him out of the Indian National Cricket Team. In between, the young Rishabh Pant utilised the opportunity to cement his place in the side and evolved as the first-choice wicketkeeper in Test format.

Its been almost 9 months for the wicketkeeper-batsman participating in a professional game. Speaking of the same, Saha quoted that he wants to take the game like playing after a small break. He is hopeful of performing well for the team in the most-followed domestic tournament in India.

“It definitely feels great to back in the mix after an injury layoff. Firstly for a sportsperson, there is nothing like the feeling of returning to the game and I don’t feel like I’ve been away for too long, rather just a couple of weeks or so, like a short break,” Saha told CricketNext. Right now my focus is solely on helping Bengal do well in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.”

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Further, Wriddhiman Saha played down any competition between him and the young Rishabh Pant. He also congratulated the youngster for grabbing the chances to become the best for the Indian National Cricket Team. He also revealed that the duo shares a nice bond between them.

In between, Rishabh Pant raised his graph like none other in the Test format of the game. He knocked centuries in England and Australian soils, which certainly cemented his position in the side. When asked about his thoughts on it, Saha quoted that he isn’t thinking about selection, as it is not in his hands.

“Rishabh got his chance when I was out and just like anyone would look to grab their chance with both hands he did the same,” said Saha. I don’t look at him as my competition, in fact when he came to the NCA we spent a lot of time together which was nice. We hardly spoke about performances and selection,” he added.

However, the emergence of Rishabh Pant has been quite a story in the International Cricket. He knocked tons of runs in the domestic cricket to please selectors for a call-up. Making the most of the opportunity, Rishabh Pant knocked it beautifully for the team and also did exceptionally well with his wicketkeeper gloves.

Meanwhile, it would be interesting to see how Wriddhiman Saha performs for Bengal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019. Then, he plies his trade for Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League 2019.