‘If you bench match-winner, how will he score?’: Sehwag bats for Rishabh Pant

India are blessed with some exceptional, young and raw talents right now. There is no denying it. The very reason that is doing Injustice to the talented youngsters who doesn’t get proper opportunity to showcase their talent over a period of time. The latest victim of it is the southpaw Rishabh Pant.

Sehwag compares Pant with Sachin
The swash-buckling opener from India Virender Sehwag has come out in defence of Rishabh Pant saying that benching a match-winner like Pant won’t help him by any means.

Here’s how the world cup winning member questioned about Pant’s future in the Indian team

Rishabh Pant has been left out, how will he score runs? If you bench Sachin also, he won’t be able to score runs. If you feel he is a match-winner, why don’t you play him? Because he is not consistent?

Dropped at the wrong time
The backing that Rishabh Pant got from the team management and the Skipper Virat Kohli would be a dream for any young talent who is looking to find his feet at the highest level. Rishabh Pant had his fare shares of failures and he was inconsistent but the glimpses he showed and the skills he had, made the team management to stick with him irrespective of his performances. He was just starting to look fine with his attitude but dropped at the wrong time which may take a long time now to find his place in the side.

Is it all because of Pat Cummins?
Rishabh Pant was the first-choice wicketkeeper till the point when he was ruled out due to concussion after being hit by a bouncer from Cummins in the 1st ODI against Australia in the 3 match ODI series.

KL Rahul took the gloves in the absence of Pant and then there is no looking back for Rahul as he was made the designated wicket-keeper batsman in the limited-overs format. As a result, Rishabh Pant who was in the team as a wicket-keeper batsman lost his place in the team and has been warming the bench been since then.

Only time can tell what is in store for the talented dynamic southpaw.

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