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Rishabh Pant should not be curtailed: Praveen Amre

The natural batting style of Rishabh Pant should not be curtailed: Praveen Amre

The natural batting style of Rishabh Pant should not be curtailed: Praveen Amre

Hyderabad, May 11: Rishabh Pant has often been criticised for not being able to take his team past the finishing line but Delhi Capitals scouting head Pravin Amre said the criticism is uncalled for as "you cannot curtail the natural instincts of a special player like Pant."

Talking about Pant, Amre said the wicketkeeper-batsman took the disappointment of not making India's World Cup squad on the chin.

In the IPL 2019, he was the Delhi's leading run-scorer with 488 runs in 16 games at 37.53 and one of his match-winning knocks came against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator, where he took the team on the cusp of a win before getting out.

"I saw Rishabh three years ago when he joined Delhi and when I see him now, I feel a lot of good has happened to him. He has got that x-factor and he can win games singlehandedly on his day," said Amre.

"If you talking about his finishing skills, he himself is aware that he needs to finish games more often. When you are a match winner you have take on the opposition in this format. You can't play safe cricket, you have to take risks. With these type of players, you really have to mould them properly. You can't tinker with their natural game. They play on instincts," he said.

Pant played a crucial role alongside skipper Shreyas Iyer and South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada in taking the team to the play-offs. On Delhi's performance in IPL 2019, Amre said the turnaround was a result of fearless cricket displayed by the young guns.

"It is a tremendous result because a lot of effort was put in by the management led by Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly in guiding this young team. Finally, we were able to give a positive result to the Delhi fans who remained loyal all these years. I would call it a total turnaround.

"I would also give credit to the players who were able to execute their plans this season. Important roles played by Shikhar, Shreyas, Pant and Rabada. The team believed it could cross the line which wasn't the case earlier. We were as good as anybody in the league stage. We were always underdogs but we played fearless cricket and that paid off," said Amre.

Delhi lost to Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 2 in Visakhapatnam on Friday, ending their impressive run. "We are disappointed after the loss but we have to move on and take the positives. You win and you lose but it is important how you play the game and this time we played the kind of cricket we wanted to. Big reason why we gelled well was that 70 percent of the players who played last year were around this season too."

Amre cited the example of finalists Mumbai Indians and CSK, who have reaped the benefits of keeping their core in tact. "They have backed their players for a long time. The players know each other for a long time and probably we have done something similar this season. Those two teams if you see the key players have been retained.

"Rohit has played an important role for MI. After Dhoni, he has been the stand out skipper in the IPL. In a T20 format. It is very important to have a strong leader. It is all about the captain in the shortest format. Those quick decisions you make under pressure make all the difference," he added.

Story first published: Saturday, May 11, 2019, 14:55 [IST]
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