Indian youngster Rishabh Pant, who represents the Indian national cricket team in every format, has recently revealed that he loves to play Test cricket and also clarified the reason for his love for the longest format.
The wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant made his international debut against England during the Bengaluru T20I on 1st February 2017. However, the youngster made his Test and ODI debuts in late 2018. He has already played 57 international matches – 13 Tests, 16 ODIs and 28 T20Is.
Pant initially impressed with his wicket-keeping and batting performances for the Indian team. Due to his impressive performances and the absence of the senior wicket-keepers, Pant got the opportunities to represent the Indian team regularly as a wicket-keeper. However, he had disappointed when he got the bigger roles in the national team as he failed to maintain consistency in both roles, batting and wicket-keeping.
Though the left-handed batsman mostly got good starts, he regularly lost his wicket due to weak and irresponsible shot selections at the crucial moments. Due to his inconsistent performances, Pant first lost his place from the Test squad and then in the limited-overs squads. However, the 22-year-old is still the second choice wicket-keeper batsman of the Indian team in most of the formats, and recently also made a comeback in the Test cricket.
Mostly you can test yourself in Test cricket: Rishabh Pant
Recently, during an Instagram Live chat session with his IPL team Delhi Capitals (DC), Pant has revealed that he loves playing Test cricket. He feels that it tests the character of a player.
Pant claimed, “I love playing Tests. You can give yourself time. Mostly you can test yourself in Test cricket. When I was playing four-day first-class games, I had heard it is the real test but when I played five-day cricket…it was like you need to put in that extra effort.”
After playing 13 Tests, Rishabh Pant has scored 814 runs with an average of 38.76. The left-handed batsman has already hit two centuries and two half-centuries in the Test career. He hit his maiden Test century in England at The Oval (114) and later slammed the second Test century in Australia at Sydney (159*).