Earlier this week, the Indian team management faced some heat due to their comments on young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant. Former opening batsman Gautam Gambhir criticized the administration, saying ‘this is no way to handle a young human resource‘.
During the discussion regarding Pant’s poor form, head coach Ravi Shastri commented that there would be a ‘rap on the knuckles‘. Newly appointed batting coach Vikram Rathour also made a similar comment saying that ‘there is a fine line between fearless cricket and careless cricket‘.
In a recent interview with Hindustan Times, Shastri explained his comments. “I spoke about ‘the rap on the knuckles’. If someone goofs up, I have to pull them up. Am I there only to play tabla?” said Shastri.
“But this guy is world-class, this guy can be destructive, can be a destroyer. And we will give him all the support that he needs to prosper in international cricket,” he added.
Shastri requested fans to be patient with Pant as he is stil🌱l in the learning phase.
“Pant is different; he is world-class and is a brutal match-winner. Very few around in the world game; I can’t pick five on my hands when it comes to white-ball cricket, T20 cricket. So the patience we will have with him is a lot.
“All your media reports and all the experts writing (but) Pant is in great space with this Indian team. Experts, they have a job, they can speak. Pant is a special kid, and he has already done enough. And he is only going to learn. This team management will back him to the hilt,” he concluded.
