Nasser Hussain decodes batting styles of Rishabh Pant and his predecessor MS Dhoni

Former English skipper Nasser Hussain highlighted difference between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his successor Rishabh Pant's batting styles. year 2021 has so far been outstanding for Pant as his impactful kcks in Sydney, and, Brisbane Tests helped Team India in successfully retaining iconic Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia last month.

  youngster also batted exceptionally well during first innings of ongoing Chennai Test against England where he scored 91 before a rash stroke brought curtains down on his enterprising kck as he ended up missing out on his third Test century.

'A very smart cricketer': Nasser Hussain

ex-England captain opined about what qualities make MS Dhoni a 'very smart cricketer'.

"Mahendra Singh Dhoni, one of his predecessors as India’s wicket-keeper, was a very smart cricketer and that is what he would have done. "Dhoni was a different style of cricketer in that he played situation, whereas Pant plays a lot more by seat of his pants — if you excuse expression. Dhoni went ballistic as a last resort. For Pant, it is first course of action", wrote Hussain  in his recent column for  British tabloid Daily Mail.

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Meanwhile, heaping praise on India's modern-day wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant, cricketer-turned-commentator/analyst termed him as 'incredible' and 'game-changing talent'.

“Rishabh Pant is an incredible, game-changing talent. Arguably, a series-changing talent. If he hn’t batted in his -fear style, if he lacked any self-belief, n India would t have won that match in Brisbane last month that completed ir greatest ever series victory" he ded.

“Yesterday, it me for much more exciting viewing to have Pant playing that kind of innings. But don’t confuse him for somebody who simply has a slog. Until his dismissal, he h left deliveries from Dom Bess outside off stump expertly and very rarely used his feet against him,” 52-year-old furr ded.

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MS Dhoni & Rishabh Pant's respective Test careers

MSD has represented India in 90 Test matches from 2005 to 2014 as he registered six centuries and 33 half-centuries at a strike rate of 59.1 and averaging 38.1 with his highest score being 224 against Australia at MA Chidambaram Stium, Chennai back in February 2013. 

Mahi ended up amassing close to 5,000 runs in red-ball cricket (4876). 

Rishabh on or hand was offered his maiden Test cap against England at Trent Bridge, ttingham in August 2018. He became first batsman for India to get off mark in Test cricket with a six.

In last two-and-a-half years, southpaw has so far featured in 16 Tests where he has amassed 10,88 runs averaging 43.52 including two tons and four fifties. 

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