India opener Rohit Sharma believes Rishabh Pant can replicate the heroics of the fourth and ultimate Test in opposition to England if the wicket-keeper batsman is given the liberty to play his pure sport.
Pant had scored a superb hundred within the ultimate Test in opposition to England which helped Virat Kohli’s males seal a spot within the inaugural World Test Championship ultimate.
And Rohit has backed Pant to return good within the five-match T20I collection which will get underway from Friday in Ahmedabad on the Narendra Modi Stadium.
“Let Rishabh Pant be Rishabh Pant, he will come out and give you those performances. I have said in the past as well that leave Rishabh Pant alone and he will give you those performances. He can only go from strength to strength from here,” mentioned Rohit in a digital press convention on Wednesday.
“There is no looking back for him. He has done exceptionally well in the last few months from Australia to the home series that we just played against England,” he added.
The 32-year-old has full confidence that Pant would take his sport to subsequent degree within the limited-overs fixtures in opposition to England if he is not pressurised pointless.
“And I don’t see anything stopping him unless we try and put pressure on him. We, as in, you guys, I think it’s important for him to let him be himself. He likes to enjoy his game. You must have seen it on the ground, how he likes to play his game,” mentioned Rohit.
“And that is what we as team management and teammates expect from him too: to just be out there, enjoy the game, and do what he likes to do. The good thing right now is he has started to understand the game situation. This is another series for him that will take his confidence a notch higher if he keeps performing in the same manner. He needs to be given that freedom,” Rohit added.
The upcoming T20I collection in opposition to England will assist the Men in Blue get good apply earlier than the T20 World Cup slated to be performed in October-November this 12 months in India.
