Michael Vaughan applauds Rishabh Pant after his heroics
Rishabh Pant
|| India Correspondent ||
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Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has been going through a purple patch ever since his comeback during the Australia tour last year. In the recently-concluded ODI series, Pant played two crucial knocks in the last two games where he scored 77 off 40 and a 68-ball 72.
He added a 99-run stand in just 70 balls with Hardik Pandya and laid the winning foundation in the third ODI in Pune. And, his heroics impressed everyone, including the former England cricketer Michael Vaughan who applauded Pant who top-scored for India in the 3rd ODI. He said that Rishabh Pant is a 'freak' in nature.
"I will be honest with you. I think he is just a freak. He just does things his way. I would not suggest many to try and play the way Rishabh Pant does, because he is so unique," Vaughan said on Cricbuzz.
"One thing I would say to the youngsters watching Rishabh Pant is just his mindset. He looks so relaxed. When he goes out, and the pressure was on, he just looks like he is playing in the park. He is not playing for India, he is just playing cricket which he has played for many, many years. Be it U11s, U15s, U19s, and now the national team - it's just a game of cricket for him. And that's such a refreshing attitude and it's very difficult to have that attitude," he further added.
"I would tell youngsters that it is difficult to copy his technique, but you can certainly copy his mindset. He just looks like he is enjoying batting. He just looks like he is having a bit of fun. He backs himself, he is confident obviously. And with this unique technique, he is so difficult to bowl to. When he starts flicking in, not moving his feet, he generally goes against everything coaching tells you to do, he does the opposite, but it works. He is brilliant," he concluded.
