Rishabh Pant is usually a frontrunner for the India captaincy within the close to future, stated former captain Mohammad Azharuddin. The 23-year-old Pant was earlier within the week named captain of IPL aspect Delhi Capitals as a result of injury-forced absence of normal skipper Shreyas Iyer.
“Rishabh Pant has had such fabulous few months, establishing himself in all formats. It won’t come as a surprise if the selectors see him as a front-runner fr Indian captaincy in near future. His attacking cricket will stand India in good stead in times to come,” Azharuddin tweeted.
Rishabh Pant has had such fabulous few months,establishing himself in all codecs. It received’t come as a shock if the selectors see him as a front-runner fr Indian captaincy in close to future.His attacking cricket will stand India in good stead in instances to come back.@RishabhPant17 @BCCI
— Mohammed Azharuddin (@azharflicks) March 31, 2021
Azharuddin predicted that Pant’s attacking model of cricket can be useful for the nationwide crew within the years to come back.
“This is a tremendous opportunity for young Rishabh, who is coming off successful stints against Australia and England which will no doubt give him the confidence needed to take on a new role,” Capitals head coach Ricky Pointing stated in a press launch.
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Despite having confirmed captains Ajinkya Rahane and Steve Smith of their ranks, and a senior professional like Ravichandran Ashwin who led Kings XI Punjab two years in the past, Capitals caught to their youth coverage in handing over the reins of the crew to Pant from Iyer.
In 2017-18, when Pant was simply 20, he had led Delhi to the Ranji Trophy closing.
