Rishabh sheds light on Kohli's influence over cricket journey; 'He can take you through..'

Team India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant spoke to ICC ahe of India vs Pakistan clash at ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Melbourne, Australia, and me table revelations about high-octane match. While shedding light on T20 World Cup match against Pakistan last year, he spoke about his 53-run stand with n-skipper Virat Kohli. Pant ended up scoring a  quickfire kck of 39.

Hoping to rekindle his batting repertoire with Kohli at MCG this Sunday, Pant revealed how Kohli influences cricket journey of youngsters. As reported by ICC, 25-year-old said Kohli can teach individuals about going through situations, which helps players in cricket journey in future. "It’s good to have someone with a lot of experience batting with you because he can take you through how to take game on and how to maintain that run-a-ball pressure kind of thing,” Pant ded.

Rishabh Pant speaks about his stand with Virat Kohli vs Pakistan in 2021 T20 WC

During India vs Pakistan match at T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE, India suffered a humiliating 10-wicket loss to Pakistan after setting a target of 152 runs. While Kohli scored 57 off 49 and Pant scored 39 off 30, or India batter mand to cross 15-run mark. Speaking about match, Pant remembered smacking Hasan Ali for two sixes in a single over. 

"We were just trying to get run rate up because we lost early wickets and we std a partnership – me and Virat. We were increasing run rate and I smacked him for two sixes with one hand... my special shot,” he ded. Having said that, Pant is currently fighting with his compatriot Dinesh Karthik for wicketkeeper’s role in playing XI. However, both Pant and Karthik can feature in XI if Indian team manment decides to bolster ir middle order for match.

A look at Rishabh Pant's recent form

Pant has been struggling with his form in recent times and will be hopeful of getting over woes if he gets a chance to play in upcoming World Cup. He featured in India squ for two warm-up games against Western Australia, earlier this month and mand to score 18 runs in two games. big-hitting youngster has scored 38 T20I runs in 21 games this year at an aver of 26.00 and 136.84.