"His Downfall Is Too Many...": Ex-Pakistan Captain On Rishabh Pant's T20 Struggles

15.09.2022 - 10:11 sports.ndtv.com

Rishabh Pant has been chosen as one of the two wicketkeepers in India's 15-member squad for the 2022 T20 World Cup, along with Dinesh Karthik.

However, the young left-hand batter's T20 form has not been great of late. In the recently concluded Asia Cup, his scores read 14, 17 and 20*.

He has a career strike-rate of 126.21 and average of 23.94 in 58 T20Is. His below-par recent T20 form has led many experts to back Dinesh Karthik in the XI.

Former Pakistan cricket team captain Salman Butt had an interesting take on Pant's regular failures in T20Is. "His skill and his strength are too many shots.

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