“He is going to be a leader in the future” - R Sridhar confident of Rishabh Pant’s success as captain × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Cricket News News

He is going to be a leader in the future - R Sridhar confident of Rishabh Pant s success as captain

By Renin Wilben Albert Modified 26 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Rishabh Pant led India during the home series against South Africa earlier this year. Pic: Getty Images Former India fielding coach R Sridhar has asserted that Rishabh Pant is a smart cricketer and possesses the attributes to become a good captain with experience. The young keeper-batter has led the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the last two seasons. He even captained the Indian T20I team during the series against South Africa at home after KL Rahul was ruled out due to injury. While Pant’s leadership has produced mixed results, Sridhar is confident that the youngster will learn and get better. Giving the example of MS Dhoni, he told Cricket.com: “I think no one is born with all the skills. Any skill that any person possesses is born out of the situation that he has been in and learned. MS, he grew up playing with adults and elderly kids. That is where he picked up all his cricketing acumen. "Rishabh has grown up in a similar kind of environment. He grew up playing with big achievers. That is where he picks his cricket smartness from.” Stating that he already sees growth in Pant as a leader in the IPL, Sridhar added: “He is going to be a leader in the future. Once he starts separating his leadership from his batsmanship, then that is entertainment confirmed.” Priyanshu@Priyans_17Just a reminder: Captain Rishabh Pant had drawn a T20I series with an India B team against WC Level South African team58373Just a reminder: Captain Rishabh Pant had drawn a T20I series with an India B team against WC Level South African team https://t.co/Fsxd0agB42 Pant did not have a great time with the bat during the two captaincy stints mentioned above. He failed to register a single half-century in IPL 2022. In the home series against the Proteas, he totaled 58 runs in five matches at a strike rate of 105.45.

Just normal - Sridhar on how Pant reacts to success

While Pant has played some terrific knocks in his international career so far and has earned a lot of stardom, he doesn’t have any airs about himself. Narrating an incident from the 2020-21 Australian tour where the keeper-batter excelled with the willow, Sridhar recalled: “We were in the team room and Rohit (Sharma) came and he told Rishabh, tujhe pata nahi hai tune kya kiya hai aaj (you don’t know what you have done). And Rishabh was just normal, as if he had scored a 90-odd in a hot weather tournament in Delhi.” While Pant has tasted tremendous success in red-ball cricket, he has failed to replicate the same in white-ball formats. According to Sridhar, though, it is not a cause for concern. He opined: “It is good that he has not set the world on fire in white ball cricket, which means there is plenty to come. I can assure you that there is some serious big stuff on the way. We saw what he did in Manchester. If that’s any indication, wear your seat belts. Don’t worry about what has happened in the past. The future is bright.” Johns.@CricCrazyJohnsManchester 2019 to Manchester 2022 - Rishabh Pant has come a long way in world cricket.8151918Manchester 2019 to Manchester 2022 - Rishabh Pant has come a long way in world cricket. https://t.co/Dhm79i2Z9g While Pant averages a healthy 43.32 from 31 Tests, he averages 36.52 from 27 ODIs, and 23.94 from 59 T20Is. Get the Latest updates & News on T20 World Cup & Follow us for Live Scores, Schedule, and Squads Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Renin Wilben Albert × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी