Ravichandran Ashwin praised this player fiercely, said- if you decide, it is very difficult to get out
Ravichandran Ashwin on Rishabh Pant: Ravichandran Ashwin said that Rishabh Pant is not yet aware of his full potential. If he focuses on his game in defense and faces 200 balls, then he has the ability to score big in every match.
Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has praised the dashing batsman Rishabh Pant, who was targeted by critics due to poor shot selection on many occasions in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Sharing his experience on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said, 'When Rishabh Pant plays defensively, it is very difficult to get him out. He has one of the best defenses in the world.'
Explaining what it means, the former Indian spinner said that when he decides to defend, it is very difficult to get him out. I have bowled a lot to him in the nets, but could not get him out. The ball did not take the edge of the bat and could not even get him LBW.
Ashwin also said that Pant is not yet aware of his full potential. He has reverse sweep, slog sweep, and all kinds of shots, however the problem is that all his shots are very risky. If he focuses on his game in defense and faces 200 balls, then he has the ability to score big in every match. The main issue is to establish balance. If he does this, he can score a century in every match. He has to take the middle path for this. We should note that Rishabh Pant has never been out while batting defensively. He has one of the best defense techniques in the world.
38-year-old spinner took no one even talked about his 40 runs which he made playing defensively in the first innings of the 5th and last Test match played in Sydney in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 while in the second innings, he played an attractive innings of 61 runs in 33 balls, for which he received praise from all sides. And then, everybody forgot his first innings and he got praise for the second innings.
In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, Rishabh Pant was the sixth-highest run-scorer. He scored 255 runs in 9 innings of 5 matches, averaging 28.33 at a strike rate of 59.02 with the help of one century. His highest score in this series is 61, which he scored in the 5th and last match played in Sydney.
