Former India player Aakash Chopra has praised Rishabh Pant for his aggressive century in the first Test against England. He revealed that there were doubts about Pant’s place in the Indian squad before the series began.
Pant’s outstanding innings of 134 runs off 178 balls helped India reach 471 in their first innings on Day 2 of the Test match in Leeds. By the end of the day, England were 209/3 in their first innings, trailing by 262 runs.
In a video posted on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ the former opener mentioned that Pant’s century silenced a critic who had questioned whether the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain deserved a spot in the England tour due to his indifferent form in the IPL 2025 season.
“Rishabh Pant has scored a century, and that too in his own style. He reached his hundred with a six, and then hit one more six. What Pant was doing against the second new ball towards the end of the first day’s play, only he can do that. There should be no doubt about that,” Chopra said.
He added, “There was a serious conversation during the IPL. We were on JioStar, and someone asked whether he should even be taken to England, considering his form. I said let’s keep these things separate as they are two different things.”
Chopra also stated that Pant is already the best wicketkeeper-batter in India’s Test history.
“Since he was insisting a lot that the form isn’t there and the bat is not striking the ball, I said that if you check India’s Test history and be absolutely impartial, you would say that India haven’t produced a better wicketkeeper-batter than Rishabh Pant. He is the best already,” Chopra observed.
Pant shared a crucial 209-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Shubman Gill (147 off 227) to propel India to 430/3. However, the team collapsed, losing their last seven wickets for just 41 runs, allowing England back into the game.
In the same video, Chopra highlighted that Pant’s batting style will always be unconventional.
“He has scored centuries in Australia, England, and South Africa, and one more here, reaching it with a six, and then you realize that he plays like this only. You will always see Rishabh Pant playing like this only,” he said.
The analyst emphasized that Pant should be criticized for not scoring runs rather than his mode of dismissals.
“Everyone should be criticized, whether their name is Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, or something else, but criticize him (Pant) if he doesn’t score runs and not for how he gets out, because his playing style is very different. Since you and I don’t understand it, we ask what sort of approach it is,” Chopra added.
In conclusion, Chopra stressed that criticism should not be based on results alone. If critics question Pant’s methods and he continues to score runs with the same approach, they end up eating their words.
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