Twitter Lashes Out At BCCI For Giving Grade A Central Contract To Rishabh Pant

India’s young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant retained his position in Grade A of BCCI’s central contracts. The contracts, which will run for the period from October 2019 to September 2020, was announced by the BCCI on Thursday. The highly-rated batsman had earned a Grade A contract last year too after scoring Test centuries in England and Australia.

However, the fans are not all impressed with the BCCI’s decision to hand Rishabh Pant a Grade A contract this time around. What has made most of the fans even more angry is the absence of MS Dhoni from the list. The veteran wicketkeeper-batsman, who has not played for India since the World Cup ended last year, could not make it to the list.

Also Read: MS Dhoni Left Out Of BCCI’s Central Contract For 2019-20 Season

Rishabh Pant has endured a terrible time on the field since last year’s World Cup. Since Dhoni decided to take a sabbatical from the game, the youngster has been given ample chances but he has not really managed to grab the opportunity. He has already lost his place in Test team’s playing eleven and his form in ODIs and T20Is is not promising either.

Rishabh Pant has been constantly criticised for the way he has batted in the ongoing home season. His struggle behind the wicket has made things worse for him. And thus when some fans saw his name in the Grade A category, they could not stop themselves from lashing out at the BCCI.

Here are some of the reactions:

Mr.Rishabh Pant aka Mr. Blind Slogger/Circus guy is in grade A.. This means other WK batsmen will never get to play for India ever again until soomeone like Cummins or Jofra Archer takes him out with a bouncer ???

— Sakthi (@Sakthi79499123) January 16, 2020

Why A rating for Pant ? When did he achieved last 1 year. Keeping him in team itself is a mistake losing good talent

— Abhi (@abhikvc) January 16, 2020

Rishab pant n Kuldeep – A contract
Chahal – B contract
What the hell is This.. good wicket taking bowler, decent fielder & friendliest cricketer.. b contract.. the one who never field well, keep well they are a contract..?

— KARTHICK (@KarthickS_31) January 16, 2020

Rishab Pant in grade A..
Big joke of the year even before competing this year..

— Dhiraj (@nimjedhiraj1) January 16, 2020

Rishab pant in grade A just wow.
Nice player but he's total fail in different situation.
He's a gud actor nd show off type nothing else

— Tim Tim (@TimTimoffical) January 16, 2020

No dhoni it's Okk but why pant who is playing for loosing the match why there are most talented wk batsman in India why pant

— aarti parmar (@aartiparmar7) January 16, 2020

Please add new wicket keeper in indian odi team, And clear out Mr Pant, he is too waste in team india and also a burden

— Rohith R (@rohithr1971) January 16, 2020

Where is MSD?why Pant is so special for BCCI?

— Vibin v nair (@Vibinvnair3) January 16, 2020

BCCI do you really think #pant is more eligible than #HardikPandya to get A grade contract ? This favouritism towards pant should end asap such things drops our chances of winning 2020 and 2023 world cups

— Bunny (@Sravankumar_94) January 16, 2020

Rishabh Pant Grade A player….but how?

— Munesh Yadav (@95MuneshYadav) January 16, 2020

Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant recently suffered a concussion during the first ODI against Australia and is out of the upcoming second game in Rajkot. Instead of playing the match, he will go to National Cricket Academy for rehabilitation. A call on his availability for the third game would be taken later.