IND vs ENG: Big News For India Is The Growth Of Rishabh Pant The Wicketkeeper - Sanjay Manjrekar

Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes that India will be happy with the progress made by Rishabh Pant of late with regard to his wicket-keeping skills.

Pant has been a lot more assured with the gloves behind the stumps on top of his excellent batsmanship in the longest format of the game. This is beneficial for the team, especially considering how poor he was in the initial stages.

“I just love how seriously he has taken that (wicketkeeping) job. Because, after doing well with the bat, you can sometimes ease off. I was a little sceptical about his ability as a keeper, especially in these kinds of conditions. The big news for India is the growth of Rishabh Pant the wicketkeeper.”

“You don’t see him chattering much around the stumps. He has taken the job very seriously, and his improvement has been remarkable, just like Dhoni. How he sort of improved as a keeper. I loved his commitment because you can take this job a little easy while being so successful as a batter. It’s strikingly brilliant,” he said on Sony Six.

“It’s how Rishabh Pant has been playing in his last 31 Tests” – Sanjay Manjrekar

Manjrekar also played down the hype around England’s ‘Bazball’, the approach taken by the team under the new head coach, Brendon McCullum. Manjrekar said that is what Pant has been doing since making his debut in Tests.

“So what’s Bazball? Well, it’s how Rishabh Pant has been playing in his last 31 Tests,” he wrote on Twitter.

Pant smashed his 5th century in the first innings of the fifth Test in Edgbaston before also making another half-century. Unfortunately, India ended up on the losing side and the series ended 2-2.

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