Rishabh Pant Once Again Crossed The Line Between Being Fearless And Careless And Fans Are Not In A Forgiving Mood
He yet again threw his wicket away.
Ahead of the 2nd T20I vs South Africa, the team management was pretty vocal about Rishabh Pant's recklessness while batting and did warn him of consequences if he threw his wicket away once again. Well, that is just what happened. This time he managed just 4 runs and while it did not hurt India's chances of a win, it begs the question - what was he thinking?
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The tragedy is that this has happened so many times that it is not even funny. Of his talent there is no doubt, but if he is going to be MS Dhoni's replacement in the team, then the game needs to step up. Even Dhoni played fearless cricket, but he was not careless and never reckless. Pant has crossed that fine line more than once and pretty soon the selectors are bound to get impatient with him. He made his debut in 2017, so no longer can he be called a newcomer, it is time to step up. Fans too were in no forgiving mood and why would they be? They have seen it happen too often for their liking. Some made fun of him, others were pretty critical but the message was the same - do what you are meant to do. This is what they said:
Dear @BCCI @RaviShastriOfc @imVkohli if you want all format wicket keeper batsman with good technique, its @IamSanjuSamson not #RishabhPant@RishabhPant17
¡ª Suresh Raju (@isureshraju16) September 19, 2019
?? ????? ???? ?? ?? ??? ???? ?? ???? ?? ??? #RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/sdd9dZtLeD
¡ª Reetesh dubey (@dubey_reetesh) September 19, 2019
#ActivistRJ @MirchiJeeturaaj #RishabhPant https://t.co/wLtYJDtSGn
¡ª KAVITA (@IAmKaviKori) September 19, 2019
#RishabhPant @RishabhPant17 bhai aap ko chance pe chance mil rahe hai phir bhi aap kyu ??? Bro I¡¯m your biggest fan Bhai next match me hila de aag laga dena Rishabhrockstar #istandwithrishabh. Bhai roar macha de duniya hila de.........#INDvSA #IndvsSA
¡ª Ayush Verma (@Ayush_skedians) September 19, 2019
#RishabhPant Unfair to put so much pressure on Rishab Pant so early in his career. Why till last few seasons ago Rohit was yet to make his presence on the field; more chances helped him become a world class in ODI and T20. Don't be in a hurry with rare talent! @imVkohli
¡ª E.R. Ramachandran (@ERRamachandran) September 19, 2019
He is new Suresh raina #RishabhPant
¡ª saravanan (@sarolovable2) September 19, 2019
Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson would be feeling really unfortunate ! It seems @BCCI cannot see any other WK than #RishabhPant
¡ª What's in the name (@riceplatebaba) September 19, 2019
Why isn't the experienced @RaviShastriOfc counseling likes of @RishabPant777 to have a level head on their shoulders? Should have been done to him as well as @hardikpandya7 after the World cup when their reckless shots probably cost India the semifinals! #INDvSA#RishabhPant
¡ª venugopal ?? (@rvgpl71) September 19, 2019
what a overrated player #RishabhPant
¡ª Naveen (@naveeniium) September 19, 2019
Pant is still in the early stage of his career and needs to calm himself down. One can be in control without going out of control. He needs to evolve and there is thankfully time to do it. One hopes he finds his footing soon if he is to be our first choice keeper across formats. There's a long road ahead so he better make sure he's on the proper course.
