Rishabh Pant praises Virat Kohli for supporting the new players

Dixit Bhargav | 02/10/2018
Rishabh Pant praises Virat Kohli

Rishabh Pant praises Virat Kohli: The youngster appreciated his captain for helping out the new players entering into the team.

Rishabh Pant, who made his Test debut in India’s last Test series against England, has praised captain Virat Kohli for welcoming new players like him into the team in a way which instills confidence in them and aids them in settling in the team environment.

Pant scored a swashbuckling maiden hundred in his third Test at The Oval and was subsequently named in the squad against West Indies as well. With Wriddhiman Saha still injured, Pant appears to be the top-contender for the wicket-keeper’s job to board the plane to Australia next month.

The 20-year old hard-hitting southpaw is not the only player who has advocated in Kohli’s favour with respect to him being a learning curve for the newcomers. Mohammed Siraj, who has received a maiden-call up into the Indian Test squad, also revealed how Kohli made things easier for him ahead of his T20I debut last year.

And it is neither the first time when Pant has praised a senior. Previously, he was vocal about how a wicket-keeping advice from former India captain and current wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni had worked wonders for him.

Pant spoke about Kohli in a TV show named ‘Cricket Ki Baat’ on India TV. “As a youngster, it feels good when your captain backs you. It builds your confidence. I will look to capitalise on the opportunities I get in future after a Test ton in England”, he was quoted.

Apparently, he was referring to Kohli’s praiseworthy words for him after he had scored his maiden Test century. If murmurs are to be believed, it won’t be much long when you would see Pant getting a go in the ODI side. Below are some of recent tweets on Pant:

 

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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