Rishabh Pant is back to red ball cricket, and the Indian wicket-keeping sensation has a series of Border-Gavaskar in his mind as he goes into it. The Indian player who had been a hero Down Under in 2021 looks forward to the Australian test because this is likely going to be an interesting encounter between two top sides.
He has already returned to the white-ball game by participating in the successful T20 World Cup 2024 campaign conducted in West Indies and USA.
His comeback comes full circle with historic five-day format where Pant excelled under pressure situations, going against top-notch bowlers in a daring manner.
“I think pressure will always remain because you cannot afford to play lightly any series at international level”, said Pant speaking about his attitude while representing the country on JioCinema.
“The difference between winning and losing is very small today, and not much exists between international sides now,” he added. “However, we have to put our everything into it regardless, and this is what is paying off for me until now.”
Pant’s belief that he can minimize his mistakes when recreating 2021 might be an indication of his ambitions to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for India in late 2023.
Knowing that he will possibly get in touch with Pant, we can say that he is out for a piece of Australians to avenge his darkness to light since he has been playing cricket again after an eleven-month ban due to bad habits.
Next up against India before Australia are neighboring Bangladesh in two-Test series starting from Sep 19. Afterward, they take on New Zealand on October 16 for three tests
This way, there would be enough Duleep Trophy matches for him to get back into scoring and make sure he has a ticket for Australia where maybe he will go back to being this great player once more. However, Pant should beware that the fierce Australians are quite aware of their threat.
They have it all; champions of WTC prepared for anything that may come their way thus making it an intense competition between two giant nations cricket wise.
