Rishabh Pant, who has been appointed as the new captain of IPL franchise Delhi Capitals, can go on to guide the nation in the future feels former India cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin. Pant is presently having fun with an important outing with the bat and was an instrumental determine in India’s latest win towards Australia and England.
“Rishabh Pant has had such fabulous few months, establishing himself in all formats. It won’t come as a surprise if the selectors see him as a front-runner fr Indian captaincy in near future. His attacking cricket will stand India in good stead in times to come,” Azharuddin tweeted.
Rishabh Pant has had such fabulous few months,establishing himself in all codecs. It received’t come as a shock if the selectors see him as a front-runner fr Indian captaincy in close to future.His attacking cricket will stand India in good stead in occasions to return.@RishabhPant17 @BCCI
— Mohammed Azharuddin (@azharflicks) March 31, 2021
Azharuddin feels that Pant’s potential to modify gear comfy will assist India in the years to return.
Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting on Wednesday (March 31) expressed related emotions and mentioned that the wicketkeeper-batsman deserves to guide the franchise taking a look at his latest performances. The Aussie’s remarks got here as Pant was introduced as Delhi Capitals skipper on Tuesday (March 30).
“This is a tremendous opportunity for young Rishabh, who is coming off successful stints against Australia and England which will no doubt give him the confidence needed to take on a new role,” Capitals head coach Ricky Pointing mentioned in a press launch.
Despite having the likes of skilled leaders in the type of Ajinkya Rahane and Steve Smith in their ranks, and a senior cricketer like R Ashwin, who has additionally led Kings XI Punjab two years in the past, the Delhi franchise selected to caught to their youth coverage and handed over the baton from Shreyas Iyer to Pant.
Iyer has been dominated out of the upcoming version of IPL, after the middle-order batsman dislocated his shoulder whereas fielding in the lately concluded ODI collection, which India received 2-1.
In 2017-18, when Pant was simply 20, he had led Delhi to the Ranji Trophy ultimate.
