Rishabh Pant From A Brat To Brilliant

A tour Down Under may prove to be the Waterloo for many a cricketer not only because the Australians play very competitive cricket but also because the pitches there are fast and bouncy. While it may be a paradise for the faster bowlers it may be a deluge for batsmen whose batting technique lacks the capability to handle the short-pitched deliveries — used mercilessly and frequently by the Australian bowlers.

- GP Capt. Achchyut Kumar

However, it was that one last inning of Rishabh Rajendra Pant in the last Test against Australia that all too suddenly not only changed the public opinion about him but also his fortunes. The young Rishabh Pant was recognized to have come of age and capable of not only being a responsible batsman but also capable of taking up the responsibility of leading an illustrious team; the latter role having come up accidentally due to an injury to Shreya Iyer, the designated skipper of the Delhi Capitals team in the Indian Premier League. Leading a team in the IPL can be actually more demanding than leading a national team due to the heterogeneous composition of team members with some of them have joined a team for the very first time and little being known about their psychology which at times may be more important than an individual’s playing skills and talent.