Rishabh Pant has transformed himself to emerge as India’s new batting hero as they thrashed England to clinch the series 3-1 on Saturday.
Rishabh Pant has transformed himself to emerge as India’s new batting hero as they thrashed England to clinch the series 3-1 on Saturday. Long criticised for being overweight and erratic, India coach Ravi Shastri said that the 23-year-old has «worked like hell» in recent months. And the results were clear for all to see in the three day triumph. The wicketkeeper-batsman hit 101, took two catches and made two stumpings to be named man of the match in India’s win by an innings and 25 runs in Ahmedabad. Even England were taken aback when Pant hit a boundary off fast bowler Jimmy Anderson with an audacious reverse hit over the slips The left-hander’s third Test century and Washington Sundar’s 96 lifted India from a precarious 146-6 to their match winning first innings 365. India 13th consecutive Test series win at home also secured a meeting with New Zealand in the World Test Championship final in June.
