"What kind of player he wants to be"- Harshal Bhogle hits out at Rishabh Pant for another failure in 2nd T20 vs NZ

 
"What kind of player he wants to be"- Harshal Bhogle hits out at Rishabh Pant for another failure in 2nd T20 vs NZ

India is taking on New Zealand at McLean Park, Napier, in the third and final T20I game of the series. And it looked like the game would end in a tie. The situation is that India is at 75/4 in nine overs, and the rain has stopped the game.

Batting first, New Zealand got all out for 160 runs in 19.4 overs. For India, Mohammed Siraj (4/17) and Arshdeep Singh (4/35) picked up four wickets each. However, when India came to chase down the target, they had a horrendous start.

India lost their first three wickets for just 21 runs in 2.5 overs. Ishan Kishan (10 off 11), Rishabh Pant (11 off 55) and Shreyas Iyer (0) all got out cheaply. Pant, who was promoted as the opener in the absence of seniors, failed for the second time in a row.

And it didn't go well; in the second game, he got out after 6 runs off 15 balls, and today he made 11 runs, which came as a total waste of the opportunity for him. Some fans were not pleased with the way he approached these two innings.

In fact, senior Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle also took to Twitter and questioned the batting approach of Pant in T20Is.  Without a doubt, Pant is a key member of the Test team and has almost cemented his place in the ODIs. But his numbers in T20Is aren't that effective.

Harsha tweeted, "I wonder what kind of player Rishabh Pant wants to be in T20!cricket. Especially, as an opener. If he wants to slog at the top, he will sell his rare skills short."

The senior commentator questioned Pant's batting mindset when it comes to the shorter format, asking what kind of player he wants to become because just slogging will not make him a good T20I batter.

Pant also featured in two games in the T20 World Cup 2022 but didn't have any impact at all. Even some fans also demanded to give Sanju Samson a chance, who is only sitting on the bench.

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