Rohit Sharma admitted Rishabh Pant should be handled rigorously.© BCCI
India captain Rohit Sharma opened up on star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant’s damage concern through the recently-concluded 1st Check towards New Zealand in Bengaluru. Pant, who suffered a life-threatening automobile crash in December 2022, limped off the sector on Day 2 after receiving a blow to his operated knee. Whereas he did come out to bat and scored 99 runs within the second innings, Dhruv Jurel saved the wickets for the group throughout New Zealand’s profitable 107-run chase on Day 5.
Talking after the match, Rohit admitted that Pant should be handled rigorously.
“He had an enormous operation on his leg. It is simply to be somewhat cautious about the place he’s at and what he’s to us. Even when he was batting, he was not comfortably operating. He was attempting to solely put the ball within the stands,” Rohit stated in a post-match press convention.
“So, we simply have to be further cautious as a result of he has had plenty of minor surgical procedures, and one huge surgical procedure on his knee. He additionally went by trauma within the final one and a half years. So, when you find yourself preserving, you must bend your knee. The wicket being what it was, we thought it’s the proper factor to do for him to remain inside after which get 100% prepared for the subsequent one,” he defined.
Rohit additionally hailed Pant for his knock within the second innings the place he missed his century by a solitary run. The Indian captain instructed that the group administration desires to provide freedom to the flamboyant keeper-batter.
“Nobody is aware of what goes in his thoughts, he decides what he desires to do and that’s the sort of freedom, we need to give to him as a result of he has produced performances with that sort of mindset,” Rohit added.
New Zealand took a 1-0 within the three-match sequence after beating India by 8 wickets in Bengaluru. The second Check begins on Thursday in Pune. The third is on November 1 in Mumbai.
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