Published 18:02 IST, September 25th 2019

MS Dhoni's replacement Rishab Pant struggles; fans dismayed

Fans want Ms Dhoni back on the field after Rishabh Pant's poor performance in T20 and ODI. The youngster is struggling to maintain a consistent form in the tour

Reported by: Jeet Anandani
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Following Rishabh Pant's sluggish performance, cricket fans are seemingly t too enthusiastic with his batting display. youngster is struggling with his batting form and reportedly lacks consistency. After World Cup, Pant is seen as a potential replacement for veteran MS Dhoni. Recently in T20 series between India and South Africa, youngster struggled with bat and bad shot selection didn't help team register large totals against Proteas. Let's look at his performance in T20 and ODI’s:

In T20

 

Matches

Runs

Highest Score

Aver

50's

Strike Rate

Overall

19

306

65*

20.40

2

123.38

In ODI

 

Matches

Runs

Highest Score

Aver

50's

Strike Rate

Overall

12

229

48*

22.90

0

96.62

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Recently, during second T20 series between India and South Africa, Pant had a chance to build a partnership with team India captain Virat Kohli. However, he played a poor shot and was dismissed after scoring just 19 runs off 20 balls.

Famous comedian Vikram Sathaye came to his rescue when he addressed issue and commented that it is t fair to suddenly talk about Pant’s shot selection at beginning of tour. After tie in T20 series between India and South Africa, both team head to Visakhapatnam for first Test match which will be held on Wednesday, October 2.

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Fans express ir dismay over Pant’s shot selection

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22:11 IST, September 24th 2019