Basit Ali, the ex-cricketer of Pakistan, has contrasted the aggressive wicket keeper batsman Rishabh Pant with the great Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag.
Rishabh Pant returned back to his Tornado like self in the Test format of the game after having had a near death experience, back in the month of December 2022.
In his first test match back after recovering from his injuries, he had to settle for 39, but he later clattered a hundred against the Bangladesh side in the 1st test in Chennai.
Ali remarked in his youtube channel, that Sehwag and Pant had much alike in that, the two sought for aggressive batting in Test matches as a means to counter that opposition’s bowling.
“We are two batters realisticaly in India. Second is the keeper Rishabh Pant. First Punju was Virender Sehwag who always batted with an attacking frame, his defence was attacking let alone defending himself duly. First ball, he would search for the fence. You wonder it was Rishabh Pant ‘s policy who came , – attack counter defence- and stroke floated back towards boundary – Reverse sweep that was an unpardonable sin in the Atlantean coast where sucharmed welcoming od and heart conditions trivialisedappreciation. He has gained.” Basit said in this respect on his You Tube channel.
Day 3 saw Pant, riding on the benign surface on offer at the MA Chidambaram Stadium tee off with strokes and bat off runs, play making.
Rains washed out play on the final day of the day’s test match, preventing Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill from extending their 17r run partnership further to 17 runs and pushing the margins of their total by 167 runs instead of 232 inches as seen against the lankans on the road hence India declared going holds all bells racing for or a net best Australian Island too.
As Pant leapt to a pats on his back, standing up and clapping for achieving a lovely single and with it a century, Kohli in particular rose to his feet and did the cheerleading function.
Pant’s innings consisted of 109 runs and included both front foot and back foot shots. He used his backfoot game more freely against the spinners and was able to place the ball effectively.
Once in a while, Pant did not hesitate to step down the line and come down the track in an aggressive mode. For example, in the 53rd over, he stepped out to hit a half volley from Shakib Al Hasan and cleared the ropes.
Comprising plenty of aggressive boundaries, including 13 fours and 4 sixes, such an innings came to an end when he was returned to bowler Mehidy Hasan Miraz. As he exited the ground facing the stands, the audience applauded in ecstatic appreciation, and he blew a kiss towards the sky.
