India head coach Rahul Dravid on Thursday hinted at having a dialog with wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant over the timing of his pictures together with the wild slog that led to his dismissal within the second innings of the second Test towards South Africa.
Speaking to media after the second Test, Dravid stated he would at all times need Pant to play optimistic cricket however at occasions, the shot choice could possibly be totally different.
“We know Rishabh performs positively and he performs in a specific method and has obtained him a little-bit of success. But of-course there are occasions when we’re going to should have some type of stage of conversations round that.
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“…it is just little-bit or may be selection of the time to play that (shot),” Dravid stated on the digital post-match press convention after his aspect suffered a seven-wicket loss to South Africa within the second Test right here.
Pant tried to smash Kagiso Rabada out of the bottom on the third ball of his innings however ended up edging it to the wicketkeeper, drawing sharp criticism from all quarters.
“No one is going to ever tell Rishabh (Pant) not to be a positive player or not to be an aggressive player but sometimes it is just the question of picking and choosing the time to do that,” Dravid stated when particularly requested whether or not he was upset with Pant’s shot.
Dravid, himself a veteran of 164 Tests, additionally stated that Rishabh was somebody who can change the course of the sport in a short time.
“I feel it’s, you’ve gotten simply are available in, possibly giving your self somewhat extra time could be somewhat bit extra advisable however look I imply in the long run we all know what we’re getting with Rishabh.
“He is a extremely optimistic participant, he’s somebody who can change the course of the sport in a short time for us, so naturally received’t take that away from him and ask him to develop into one thing very totally different.
“But generally, it’s nearly simply determining what’s the proper time to possibly assault and play out (a) barely tough interval that units the sport up for you or units your innings up. So, I imply he (Pant) is studying.
“He plays in a particular way, so it’s always something that he is going to keep learning, keep improving and keep getting better,” elaborated Dravid.
