Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant. (Photograph by Gareth Copley – ECB/ECB through Getty Photographs)

Former Indian cricketer Arun Lal feels that wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant ought to take over the captaincy after Rohit Sharma. Pant, who scored a marvellous century within the rescheduled Check in England, transformed his good kind into the ODIs and introduced up his maiden hundred within the format in the course of the collection decider in opposition to the host nation. His 113-ball 125* run knock ensured that India chased down the goal of 260 simply and helped his facet in securing a 2-1 collection victory.

Whereas Rohit is nearing the latter levels of his worldwide profession, there are fairly just a few contenders for captaincy and Pant is actually one amongst these. He did lead the Indian facet within the five-match T20I collection in opposition to South Africa which ended 2-2. The left-hander’s latest kind has produced lots of impression on India’s outcomes and has left a few of the specialists in awe.

Rishabh Pant is somebody who just isn’t afraid to play his sport: Arun Lal

Lal talked about that Pant needs to be the successor of Rohit for India captaincy and famous the significance of a captain deserving a spot within the high three. He harassed Pant’s talents to deal with stress and felt that an excellent chief does possess these abilities. He concluded that Pant’s aggressiveness provides him the sting over different gamers and added that India will profit beneath his management.

“Sure, completely (On being requested if Rishabh Pant is the long run captain after Rohit Sharma). I all the time really feel that the captain should deserve his place among the many high three within the staff. He (Pant) is somebody who just isn’t afraid to play his sport, can deal with stress effectively, can take the staff out of robust conditions and such a participant could be a nice chief. It will likely be good for Indian cricket if we are able to have an aggressive participant like Pant as captain of the facet,” Lal instructed whereas chatting with Jagran TV.

Lal additionally weighed in on how Virat Kohli had modified the way in which Check cricket is seen in the mean time. He talked about that Pant can take over the aggressive mindset from Kohli and felt that consistency will make him a hero.

“There was a time when successful in Check cricket was thought-about when you secured your self a draw. However this pondering has modified now and I give full credit score to Virat Kohli. He modified the mindset of the staff and made the staff play for a win with out the concern of shedding. Virat introduced that aggression to the staff and it might’t get any higher if Pant can proceed this. If Pant can play persistently, he might be a hero for the Indian staff,” he added.

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