Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant (Credits: BCCI)

It has not taken Rishabh Pant long to realise that international cricket is just a different ball game altogether. Rishabh Pant took domestic cricket and the Indian Premier League (IPL). A year after making his Ranji Trophy debut at the age of 18 in 2015, Pant nearly scored 1,000 runs in the 2016-17 season. He also scored a triple-hundred against Maharashtra and a blistering 48-ball hundred against Jharkhand that season.

Just few months later, he was rewarded with a call-up to India’s T20 squad for the three home matches against England but was soon dropped. In 2018, he slammed a 32-ball ton in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and continued impressing in IPL which finally earned him his maiden Test call-up. Rishabh Pant impressed straightaway by scoring a century in England and Australia before things started going downhill.

Also Read: Revealed: This Is What The Fan Told Ben Stokes That Made The Allrounder Swear At Him

At the start of the home season last year, he lost his place in the playing eleven of the Test side. He was made the first-choice wicketkeeper in ODIs and T20Is after MS Dhoni took a break from the game. But the highly-rated youngster failed to do well in limited-overs format too and is now out of the playing eleven of T20Is too.

Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant (Credits – Twitter)

India have now handed the gloves to KL Rahul after he impressed against Australia when Pant suffered a concussion. On Friday, KL Rahul was the wicketkeeper when India took on New Zealand in the first T20I while Rishabh Pant warmed the bench.

Read More  Match-fixing in IPL 2024? Sanju Samson cautions Rishabh Pant after losing the Toss (Watch Video)

Ravi Shastri on Rishabh Pant:

As Rishabh Pant tries to win back his place in the playing eleven, India head coach Ravi Shastri has made it clear that it won’t be easy for him. Ravi Shastri has said that Pant would have to work really hard on his wicketkeeping to brighten up his chances of playing again.

“He has to work really hard on his wicketkeeping. He is not a natural ‘keeper but he’s got all that talent which will go to waste if he doesn’t work on his keeping. I think he has realised that and if you see him now, he is working extremely hard on his “keeping as well,” Shastri told The Hindu.

Also Read: Boost For India As Ishant Sharma Set To Be Fit For New Zealand Tour: Report