Over the years, Rishabh Pant has grow to be an integral member of the Indian staff. Not solely due to his batting prowess in abroad circumstances but in addition for his wicketkeeping abilities. Early in his profession, Pant was criticized for not retaining wickets in dwelling circumstances.
Former India coach R Sridhar has written in his new ebook ‘Coaching Beyond’ that when he began out, Pant didn’t take heed to his recommendations on wicketkeeping.
“There were some inputs that he was a little reluctant to take. Because he believed in the game that had taken him to this point. Sometimes, I must confess, it drove me crazy, his stubbornness. But getting angry or frustrated was not going to help anyone. I had to find a way to motivate Rishabh to do different things, if only for him to find out if those changes could actually be beneficial to his keeping,” Sridhar wrote.
“We spent a lot of time together at practice, often just him and me and I decided it was time for a little tough love. I stopped to give suggestions and input and when the ball was out of his hands or he was out of his collection I used to ignore his awkward looks when he fumbled. Rishabh has got smarts so it didn’t take him long to figure out that something was not quite right.”
The 52-year-old additional mentioned that Pant approached him after he was unable to enhance his retaining.
“After some time he got here to me and mentioned ‘Sir, you aren’t saying something. Tell me what to do.’ I smiled to myself and mentioned ‘Maybe you need to lead together with your head and never your arms. From. Satisfied at getting me to interrupt my silence, he did precisely that. As the pinnacle led the way in which, so did the physique, and he turned extra assured in gathering the ball.
whereas India most popular Wriddhiman Saha has subsequently emerged because the first-choice crimson ball wicket-keeper for India each dwelling and away, following Pant’s performances within the 2020/21 tour of Australia, as their first-choice wicket-keeper in Tests at dwelling.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
