Rishabh Pant Faces Criticism Regardless of 49-Ball 63, Requested To Be taught From Virat Kohli | Cricket Information

As Rishabh Pant confirmed indicators of a return to kind along with his 49-ball 63 in opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings, former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer mentioned that the Lucknow Tremendous Giants captain must also concentrate on bettering strike rotation. Jaffer highlighted Pant’s tendency to get caught after which resort to huge pictures. He advised that Pant wants to enhance his strike rotation abilities whereas emphasising Kohli’s mastery on this space.

“I do not know whether or not he appears to try this [rotate strike]; Kohli is a grasp at that. He will get off strike so properly, as he can play throughout. However Pant typically does get caught, and that is the problem. Then he goes for that huge shot. I simply really feel he must get higher at rotating strike as effectively,” mentioned Wasim Jaffer as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

He additionally identified that Pant hardly ever hits straight, preferring to play pictures in direction of the leg facet. He famous that Pant’s solely straight six got here in direction of the top of the innings and highlighted the wicket-keeper batsman’s tendency to favour pictures in direction of the leg facet.

“I really feel he by no means appears to hit straight, he at all times appears to go in direction of the leg facet, in direction of sq. leg, cow nook. He hit one straight six proper in direction of the top [against CSK]. In any other case, in the beginning of the innings, he was at all times trying to go in direction of the leg facet, or that reverse scoop that he performed, however that was the one factor,” he added.

Pant walked in at No. 4, after LSG had misplaced two early wickets, and moved to 27 off simply 16 balls. However he slowed down significantly after that and was on 38 off 38 at one level. He struggled to attain in opposition to CSK bowler Noor Ahmad, the place he confronted his 15 balls, and 10 of these have been dots.

Pant discovered his contact in opposition to the pace-on choices of Matheesha Pathirana and Khaleel to show his innings round. He raced to a 42-ball fifty courtesy of two sixes after which seemed for a giant end however fell to Pathirana within the last over.

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