Rishabh Pant played a brilliant innings in the Manchester Test match. (Photo-stu forster/getty images)
In the five -Test series against England, a lot of runs are leaving the bat of Team India vice -captain and wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant. Despite having a fracture in the toe on the second day of the Manchester Test match, he played a brilliant innings and was dismissed for 56 runs in 75 balls. In this series, Pant has hit two centuries and three half -centuries so far. However, it is very difficult for him to play in this series. During this time, Hemang Badani, head coach of Delhi Capitals, has described Rishabh Pant as the future Test captain. He has also criticized the captaincy of Shubman Gill.
What did Hemang Badani say?
Hemang Badani, head coach of the Indian Premier League team Delhi Capitals, has praised Rishabh Pant. He said that Rishabh Pant can be the next captain of Team India. Talking on Sony Sports, Hemang Badani said that Pant has proved himself. At this time, he is performing brilliantly with the bat.
Badani said, “You have to bat and run with the help of the same leg. It was a moment of courage. Rishabh Pant is telling the team that he is the leader of this team, he is not an ordinary player, but is going to be a future leader. He is currently the vice -captain of the team, but Pant wants to be a player who can be trusted. He has proved this in this series. Rishabh Pant is second in terms of scoring the most runs in this series.
Rishabh Pant’s performance
Rishabh Pant has scored 479 runs in 7 innings of four Test matches against England at an average of 68.42. This includes two centuries and three half -centuries. Captain Shubman Gill is at the top of this list. He has scored 619 runs in 7 innings. Pant landed in the field after Shardul Thakur was dismissed on the second day of the Manchester Test match and hit a brilliant half -century.
During this time, he spent a long time at the crease and during this time a six hit Jofra Archer, which surprised everyone. English Pesar threw the short and slow ball to Rishabh Pant. Rishabh Pant immediately played a big shot on this ball which went directly to the boundary.
How did Pant get hurt?
On the first day of the Manchester Test match, Rishabh Pant was batting for 37 runs. Meanwhile, in an attempt to hit a reverse shot off the ball of England fast bowler Chris Woakes, Pant got hurt and groaned with pain. He was immediately taken to the hospital. The report told that there is fracture in his toe, so he will have to rest for 6 weeks.
