Gros Islet (Saint Lucia), Rishabh Pant's comparison to Adam Gilchrist would be premature at this stage, but the Indian batsman can certainly come close to the Australian great's records if he can maintain his current form, feels the former New Zealand international. Ian Smith.
Smith, who is a wicketkeeper batsman, is impressed with what Pant has done since his return from a horrific car accident. He had a good IPL and has now carried that form into the T20 World Cup.
Pant is among the game's most exciting talents, having already done hundreds of Tests in Australia, England and South Africa, something even his mentor M S Dhoni couldn't achieve. However, Pant has a long way to go compared to Gilchrist, who amassed more than 15,000 runs in international cricket besides taking more than 800 catches behind the stumps. “Rishabh Pant since his accident has come back very strong and looks in excellent shape. He is dynamic. He is aggressive, he is dangerous,” said Smith, who has now become one of the most respected voices in the game and is currently commentating on the T20 World Cup.
Like Gilchrist, Pant has shown that he can go up and down the order in all formats.
"He can congratulate whoever is with him, whether he comes to support Kohli or whether he comes to support... Rohit Sharma, so three is a good place for him because I firmly believe that in white-ball cricket your best Players should have the opportunity to face the greatest number of deliveries. And that is what makes him valuable. “He can hit the first ball he faces from the ground and he also has other rescue options if things don't work out that way. say, you know, he replaced a very good player in K L Rahul. KL Rahul is a world-class cricketer That says it all for me,” Smith said.
However, the 26-year-old's comparison to Gilchrist can wait.
“Ah, yes, well, he has a little further to go. But yes, a similar cricketer who can, in Test cricket, follow the order. And in white-ball cricket he can once again be at the top of the order. So there's that similarity with Gilchrist. But if he continues in the same vein for a few more years, then people will say Gilchrist and Pant, yes, very close,” said the 67-year-old from Nelson. For him, Pant is undoubtedly one of the best in modern football along with Quinton de Kock, Jos Buttler and Mohammad Rizwan.
New Zealand has reached the end of the production cycle and needs divided training
==============================================The Blackcaps, who are among the most consistent team in world cricket, failing to qualify for the Super 8s of the ongoing ICC event, marking the end of a cycle for Smith.
“They have just come to the end of a really good cycle in which their results have always been competitive and we have reached finals in world competitions. Players progress a little bit, they get older, they start working on what's important to them and how they can maximize what they have left in their career in terms of dollars.
“You can't blame many of them for that. You have one chance and it is much more lucrative to travel the world and play in the leagues than it is to stay in New Zealand and settle there. It's something New Zealand needs to consider,” he said, referring to top players who opted out of central contracts. “The other thing is we need some new ideas in the coaching department. "I don't think a coach can continue to coach all three forms of the game and therefore New Zealand just need a new broom to sweep after a fairly successful cycle."
Following the World Cup exit, Kane Williamson turned down a central contract to spend more time with family and be available for the cricket franchise.
First Trent Boult and now Willamsoin, does he set a dangerous precedent? “Well, of course he's not the first player to do that. Trent Boult has done it, Jimmy Neesham has done it, Colin Munro has done it. For us he is the most important cricketer to have achieved this.
“So I think it's an indication that when you've paid your dues, when you've had a long and distinguished career, you start to be able to choose what you want to do for the rest of your time. And I think now it's just an indication to him that he would have thought a lot about giving up the captaincy because it's important to him.
“The good news is that he is still available for New Zealand. And particularly in Test cricket, 32 Test hundreds to improve, that's important,” said Smith, who played 63 Tests and 98 ODIs between 1980 and 1992. Does the tendency to give up contracts diminish the importance of a national cap?
“Oh, look, yes, it depends on the level of your national contracts and their financial value. In New Zealand our pay scales are well below those of other countries. And so, in our respect, we've been holding out with our dollar value contracts because that's really been our only option and there's nowhere else to go. But now there is (with so many leagues going on).
“Myself in the past. Yes, I would have done the same at this stage of my career (as Williamson did). I would have followed the money,” he said in all honesty. The Indian team has not been able to win major titles for fear of failure
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India has not won a world trophy since 2013 and Smith empathized with the most followed team on the planet. “The fear of failure is huge in sport. Pressure is a big thing. Being able to face the great occasion. I mean, I don't think any team in the world, or cricket in particular, plays with as much pressure on their shoulders as the Indian cricket team.
“The expectation... the desire of the population for the team to win almost every game. Every day you get out of bed you have to win. "It's a hard thing to bear."
Smith, who is a wicketkeeper batsman, is impressed with what Pant has done since his return from a horrific car accident. He had a good IPL and has now carried that form into the T20 World Cup.
Pant is among the game's most exciting talents, having already done hundreds of Tests in Australia, England and South Africa, something even his mentor M S Dhoni couldn't achieve. However, Pant has a long way to go compared to Gilchrist, who amassed more than 15,000 runs in international cricket besides taking more than 800 catches behind the stumps. “Rishabh Pant since his accident has come back very strong and looks in excellent shape. He is dynamic. He is aggressive, he is dangerous,” said Smith, who has now become one of the most respected voices in the game and is currently commentating on the T20 World Cup.
Like Gilchrist, Pant has shown that he can go up and down the order in all formats.
"He can congratulate whoever is with him, whether he comes to support Kohli or whether he comes to support... Rohit Sharma, so three is a good place for him because I firmly believe that in white-ball cricket your best Players should have the opportunity to face the greatest number of deliveries. And that is what makes him valuable. “He can hit the first ball he faces from the ground and he also has other rescue options if things don't work out that way. say, you know, he replaced a very good player in K L Rahul. KL Rahul is a world-class cricketer That says it all for me,” Smith said.
However, the 26-year-old's comparison to Gilchrist can wait.
“Ah, yes, well, he has a little further to go. But yes, a similar cricketer who can, in Test cricket, follow the order. And in white-ball cricket he can once again be at the top of the order. So there's that similarity with Gilchrist. But if he continues in the same vein for a few more years, then people will say Gilchrist and Pant, yes, very close,” said the 67-year-old from Nelson. For him, Pant is undoubtedly one of the best in modern football along with Quinton de Kock, Jos Buttler and Mohammad Rizwan.
New Zealand has reached the end of the production cycle and needs divided training
==============================================The Blackcaps, who are among the most consistent team in world cricket, failing to qualify for the Super 8s of the ongoing ICC event, marking the end of a cycle for Smith.
“They have just come to the end of a really good cycle in which their results have always been competitive and we have reached finals in world competitions. Players progress a little bit, they get older, they start working on what's important to them and how they can maximize what they have left in their career in terms of dollars.
“You can't blame many of them for that. You have one chance and it is much more lucrative to travel the world and play in the leagues than it is to stay in New Zealand and settle there. It's something New Zealand needs to consider,” he said, referring to top players who opted out of central contracts. “The other thing is we need some new ideas in the coaching department. "I don't think a coach can continue to coach all three forms of the game and therefore New Zealand just need a new broom to sweep after a fairly successful cycle."
Following the World Cup exit, Kane Williamson turned down a central contract to spend more time with family and be available for the cricket franchise.
First Trent Boult and now Willamsoin, does he set a dangerous precedent? “Well, of course he's not the first player to do that. Trent Boult has done it, Jimmy Neesham has done it, Colin Munro has done it. For us he is the most important cricketer to have achieved this.
“So I think it's an indication that when you've paid your dues, when you've had a long and distinguished career, you start to be able to choose what you want to do for the rest of your time. And I think now it's just an indication to him that he would have thought a lot about giving up the captaincy because it's important to him.
“The good news is that he is still available for New Zealand. And particularly in Test cricket, 32 Test hundreds to improve, that's important,” said Smith, who played 63 Tests and 98 ODIs between 1980 and 1992. Does the tendency to give up contracts diminish the importance of a national cap?
“Oh, look, yes, it depends on the level of your national contracts and their financial value. In New Zealand our pay scales are well below those of other countries. And so, in our respect, we've been holding out with our dollar value contracts because that's really been our only option and there's nowhere else to go. But now there is (with so many leagues going on).
“Myself in the past. Yes, I would have done the same at this stage of my career (as Williamson did). I would have followed the money,” he said in all honesty. The Indian team has not been able to win major titles for fear of failure
================================================================== ==
India has not won a world trophy since 2013 and Smith empathized with the most followed team on the planet. “The fear of failure is huge in sport. Pressure is a big thing. Being able to face the great occasion. I mean, I don't think any team in the world, or cricket in particular, plays with as much pressure on their shoulders as the Indian cricket team.
“The expectation... the desire of the population for the team to win almost every game. Every day you get out of bed you have to win. "It's a hard thing to bear."
