Rishabh Pant Struggles to Find Consistency in White-Ball Cricket, Says Ex-Player
Rishabh Pant "Yet To Find His Template For White-Ball Cricket": Ex-India Star
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Former Indian cricketer Saba Karim highlighted Rishabh Pant's ongoing struggles in white-ball cricket, attributing them to his failure to establish a clear batting template. Despite a promising start to his career, Pant's performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and international formats has been inconsistent, raising concerns about his future.
- 01Rishabh Pant has struggled in the IPL, with only 147 runs in seven innings this season.
- 02Saba Karim believes Pant has yet to develop a clear batting template for limited-overs cricket.
- 03Pant's performance in international T20s and ODIs has been underwhelming compared to his IPL success.
- 04He has excelled in Test matches, scoring over 3,400 runs at an average of 42.91.
- 05The competition for wicketkeeper-batter positions in the Indian team has intensified.
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Rishabh Pant, captain of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), is facing significant challenges in his white-ball cricket performance. Former Indian cricketer Saba Karim noted that Pant's struggles stem from his inability to find a suitable batting template for limited-overs formats. In the ongoing IPL season, Pant has scored just 147 runs in seven innings, averaging 24.50 with a strike rate of 132.43. This follows a disappointing previous season where he managed only 269 runs. Karim emphasized the need for modern T20 players to have clarity in their approach, contrasting Pant's struggles with the confidence shown by players like Shreyas Iyer and Rajat Patidar. Despite his IPL challenges, Pant has been successful in Test cricket, accumulating 3,476 runs in 49 matches at an average of 42.91. However, with the emergence of players like KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, and Sanju Samson in the white-ball formats, Pant's position in the Indian team is becoming increasingly uncertain.
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Rishabh Pant's struggles may affect his selection for future international matches and the overall performance of the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL.
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