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Rishabh Pant to undergo training under specialist wicketkeeping coach: MSK Prasad

Under fire young Rishabh Pant to undergo training under specialist wicketkeeping coach, says chief selector MSK Prasad

Rishabh Pant to undergo keeping training

New Delhi, December 23: Rishabh Pant will work under the supervision of a specialist coach to improve his wicket-keeping skills, chief selector MSK Prasad said here on Monday (December 23). He had earlier worked under former India keeper Kiran More, seeking to improve his glove-work.

The 22-year-old drew flak for spilling a few chances in the third and final One-day International against the West Indies in Cuttack on Sunday.

"Pant needs to improve his keeping skills. We will have him work under a specialist wicket-keeping coach," Prasad told reporters here after the Indian team selection for the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka and Australia.

While he has received unflinching backing from the team management, it has concluded that Pant needs special attention. Pant, though, found support from some quarters, including the legendary Brian Lara.

"As a 21 (22) year-old, Rishabh Pant has a lot of unnecessary pressure. When I was 21, I did not have that much pressure. I was sitting down on the bench... you know... cleaning Sir Vivian Richards's boots or doing something... getting ready to play international cricket," Lara had said.

"I think the burden is unnecessary. He should be allowed to play and allowed to express himself. Don't feel it's a do-or-die situation."

Notably, captain Virat Kohli had said it was disrespectful to see the crowd chanting Dhoni's name instead of cheering for Pant.

Even the BCCI president and former skipper Sourav Ganguly firmly backed Pant, saying the wicketkeeper-batsman is a "superb player" who would mature slowly. More had said Pant should not be compared with Dhoni or Wriddhiman Saha.

Story first published: Monday, December 23, 2019, 18:10 [IST]
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