The 22-year-old is enduring a woeful run of form and has struggled to make an impact both with the bat and behind the stumps. Pant also coped criticism for bad DRS calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe is young and he has that energy and enthusiasm, he plays in the IPL, and he plays for India and is just living his dream. There will be a lot of critics around him, he\u2019s only 21,\u201d Pietersen said on Star Sports\u2019 \u2018Nerolac Cricket Live\u2019 show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI observed him very closely during the IPL and he kept making the same mistake and when you do that continuously then pundits, experts and people who have played the game want to criticize you because you should be learning from your mistakes. \u201cBut I never realized he\u2019s 21, I thought he was 24 or 25, because by that age you have matured in your game and at the age of 27-30 is when you are playing your best sport,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, Indian skipper Virat Kohli had asserted that the youngster can\u2019t be isolated to such an extent that he starts feeling nervous on the field and Pietersen feels Pant has a long way to go.\u201cIf you look at all the mistakes he has made and the position he is in, with the team and Virat backing him and with MS out at the moment, he does have a long way to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe will be looked upon on his performance and he is 21, so will he be able to buy the time to be an absolute superstar in Indian cricket is what we need to see, and I think he actually can.\u201d West Indies batting legend Brain Lara said there is \u201cexcessive pressure\u201d on Pant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRishabh Pant came into the game creating a lot of excitement, he had a lot of aggression and the Indian public expects someone to replace Dhoni immediately and in the same fold but he is a totally different player.\u201d \u201cI know the time is critical with the World T20 just 8 or 9 months away and they may even go with another keeper but the excessive pressure on him is unnecessary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI agree with captain Virat Kohli on supporting Pant as this is a very successful Indian team and I remember the West Indies team 30 years ago, we had guys in there who weren\u2019t performing well but they were kept in the team because the team was doing very well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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