Young Rishabh Pant is unperturbed by chief selector MSK Prasad\u2019s less-than-flattering views on the next line of wicketkeepers to fill the big boots of MS Dhoni, saying his only job is to score runs.<\/p>\n
Though not in the best of form in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season, Delhi\u2019s 20-year-old Pant is considered a bright prospect and has shown his capabilities in the not-too-distant past.<\/p>\n
\u201cI should not worry about all this. I don\u2019t think about all this at all. My job is to perform, score as many runs as possible,\u201d Pant said at the end of opening day\u2019s play against Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy finals.<\/p>\n
But it is precisely the runs that Pant has not been able to score, captaining Delhi this season.<\/p>\n
Prasad recently made it clear that Dhoni, a two-time World Cup-winning captain, remains India\u2019s best wicketkeeper in limited overs cricket.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no comparison and I don\u2019t see any wicket-keeper, who can even come close to him (Dhoni) in world cricket, leave alone Indian Cricket,\u201d Prasad had said, more or less sealing the fate of all young keepers such as Pant and Sanju Samson till the 2019 World Cup.<\/p>\n
Pant, however, chose to move away from the topic and spoke about his experience of leading a Delhi team, that includes seasoned campaigners such as Gautam Gambhir.<\/p>\n
Pant was dismissed for 21 today but centurion Dhruv Shorey thought there was nothing wrong with his talented team-mate\u2019s game at the moment.<\/p>\n
Shorey, who stood out with an unbeaten 123, praised the natural ability of batsmen such as Pant and Himmat Singh, who contributed a fluent 66.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to back our games. Rishabh and Himmat are natural strokemakers, especially Rishabh. You can\u2019t change your game immediately. Everyone has seen him play, I don\u2019t need to say anything. Rishabh is a brilliant stroke-maker,\u201d Shorey said after the end of day\u2019s play.<\/p>\n
Shorey, who got out a few times after making 70s and 80s, was delighted that the century-plus knock has come at the biggest stage.<\/p>\n
Shorey found himself in the middle in the first over of the match, after debutant seamer Aditya Thakare sent back Kunal Chandela with an outwinger, but he showed steely resolve to survive the initial testing spells before opening up.<\/p>\n
Asked what he felt about the knock and the day\u2019s proceedings, Shorey said, \u201cIt is all about staying in there, it is all about taking your time, and on these wickets it is very important that you take your time because if you don\u2019t and go for your shots then most probably you would get out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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