Rishabh Pant, the wicketkeeper-batsman, admitted on Monday that he has made a few mistakes as a Test batsman in the past, but that he has learned from them and is striving to improve with each match he plays. Pant was named Man of the Series after India won the pink-ball Test in Bengaluru by 238 runs in three days, completing a 2-0 sweep of the Test series against Sri Lanka.
Rishabh Pant was brilliant with both the bat and the gloves, scoring 185 runs in two Tests, including two fifties. Pant struck a quickfire 96 in the first Test to turn the direction of the match, and he hit a 28-ball fifty in the second innings of the Pink-ball Test to help India increase their total past 300 and set Sri Lanka a 447-run target.
Rishabh Pant on his improvement
After his outstanding performance with the bat against Sri Lanka in the just finished 2nd Test match, Rishabh Pant has been lauded by all. Pant is in red-hot form right now, shattering records and adding some critical runs for his team.
Rishabh Pant‘s brilliance continued in Bengaluru after his outstanding performance in Mohali. He went on to play a larger part in ensuring India’s series victory. While he missed out on a well-deserved century in Mohali, things were different in Bengaluru. Pant maintained his composure and played his natural game on the field, despite the fact that other batsmen struggled.
While he scored 39 off 26 balls in the first innings, he shattered famous player Kapil Dev’s long-standing record in the second innings. Pant became the fastest Indian batsman to reach fifty in a Test match when he did so in 28 deliveries on the second day of the second Test match against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru on Sunday. Rishabh Pant, who was named Man of the Series, spoke about his performance after the match.
“I think both batting and wicket-keeping, you need to keep evolving, I’ve made mistakes in the past and want to keep improving. It’s not in my mindset, the wicket was difficult to play, so I thought I will look for quick runs. I’ll do whatever the team management wants me to do,” Pant said.
Pant was also involved in three stumpings and two catches, and his greatly improved keeping with the huge gloves ensured Inda did not give extras behind the stumps.
“I think it’s more about confidence. I used to think too much about what I might miss. Now I am focusing on my process,” he added.
