IND vs ENG: Rishabh Pant Emerges As A Complete Batsman-Wicket-Keeper Package

The new Mr. Natural has arrived, not since Australia's Adam Gilchrist has a precocious batsman-wicketkeeping talent burst on the cricketing scene. Remember that Pant's big-hitting is now a fam

"I always maintained that unless you throw someone at the deep end how will he learn? That is what happened with Pant. He has been with the Indian team for three years now."

"That was a very sad thing - not playing [him] in India. I don't know what the reason was. He was young, inexperienced. Inexperience doesn't help when you play in India. But you have to give opportunities for experience. Obviously, over the period he has worked hard," More told IANS.

Pant wasn't picked for Tests in India apparently because his wicket-keeping skills weren't considered up to mark. However, he has shown in this series that he belongs to this level, both as a batsman and as a wicket-keeper.

"On Indian surfaces, a wicketkeeper is always in the game. If you do well, you get appreciated. If you drop one catch on a flat pitch, it tends to get noticed. But on tracks that aid turn, even if you miss an oddball, people blame the pitch, not your wicket-keeping skills. So, it is a bit easier that way," added More.

Pant received a lot of flak for not batting sensibly. He apparently lost his place in the side for not batting with responsibility. Dismissal during the 2019 World Cup resulted in a lot of criticism. However, now he seems to have matured. He carried India to a resounding win with an unbeaten 89 in the fourth and final Test against Australia in Brisbane in January, after helping India draw the third Test in Sydney with a 97.

Opener Sharma backed Pant's batting style, which is aggressive and has remained mostly unchanged from the start.

"In the first half of his innings, he was fine, trusting his defense absolutely, and then once we got to 200, he just wanted to take on the bowlers which are fine. You need that kind of player in your team who is not afraid to take on bowlers," said Sharma, describing Pant's batting on Friday.

Pant's first half-century took 82 deliveries and then the next one took just 33. The innings were strategically well-constructed.

"He is going to get more dangerous, going to get more mature. He has always been a match-winner for me. He will get more dangerous with his ability and aggression. The more experience he gets, the more dangerous he gets in the world of cricket. He will win lots of Tests for India in all formats," said More.