Dinesh Karthik applauds Rishabh Pant’s lightning-fast glovework.Pant was on hand late on day four to accomplish a crisp stumping of his opponent Nurul Hasan.
After a strong performance on the fourth day of the series opener. Team India is on the verge of taking first blood in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. While the visitors’ bowlers were doing their thing, Rishabh Pant was magnificent from behind the stumps. Veteran Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik made a comparison between Pant and former Indian captain MS Dhoni, emphasizing Dhoni’s influence on the former.
Rishabh Pant, India’s dynamic wicketkeeper-batter whose performance has recently been under scrutiny. Showe a masterclass in wicketkeeping on a slow-turning ground in Chattogram. The southpaw took a stunning reflex catch to give India their first wicket in the fourth innings. He was on hand late on day four to complete a precise stumping of his opposite number Nurul Hasan.
Dinesh Karthik, a veteran Indian cricketer, examined the removal of the Bangladeshi wicketkeeper-batter and applauded Pant for anticipating the delivery and reacting quickly to finish the dismissal.
“He idolizes MS Dhoni, and Dhoni would be quite proud of the manner he accomplish the stumping. The beauty of it is that when the ball is thrown closer, it might be difficult to respond quickly. You get the impression that the batter will perform the shot. Pant, on the other hand, was bracing himself for the ball to miss the bat and was already reaching for the stumps. That’s why it done so quickly,” Karthik explain on Cricbuzz.
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Pant has discovered the following while spending time with MS: Karthik
Karthik attributed his influence on the young southpaw to former Indian captain and wicketkeeping wizard MS Dhoni. Pant, idolizes the renowned former Indian captain, influence by Dhoni’s lightning quick glove work from behind the wickets, according to the 37-year-old. In order to strengthen their wicketkeeping talents, the RCB man believed that wicketkeepers needed learn the skill of anticipation.
“As a wicketkeeper, your action is to accept the ball however in this situation, and why Dhoni was particularly remarkable, he started guessing when he saw the ball. There was a risk that the ball might be beaten, so they began bringing their hand in the other direction. That’s why Rishabh Pant looked up to MS Dhoni… because he loves him as a personality, and these are things he has learnt spending time with MS. “This is one of the skills that keepers must continue to hone,” Karthik said.
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