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Team India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday, December 24 addressed the media ahead of the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne. Speaking two days prior to the fourth Test, the Indian captain played down concerns over the form of wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant in the BGT 2024-25.
The 37-year-old backed Pant, highlighting his success with the bat in the recent past and spoke of being working hard in the nets. Speaking of the Indian youngster's performance in the BGT 2024-25, Pant has managed to score 96 runs in three Tests. His highest score came in the first innings of the Perth Test, where he scored 37 off 78 deliveries.
Too much of judgement is not right. He knows what he has to do: Rohit Sharma on Pant
Speaking ahead of the Boxing Day Test, skipper Rohit Sharma addressed that judging Rishabh Pant’s performance from two or three Tests, “is not right”."There is no pressure. He has played just three Tests here. He has scored runs in India. He has been in good form. If two or three Tests go up and down, too much of judgement is not right. He knows what he has to do," Rohit said.
"See, as I told you, all these youngsters - Rishabh, Gill, Jaiswal, all these youngsters are in the same boat. We don’t want to complicate what they are doing. They know what they are expected to do. Our job here is to keep talking them about small, small things like match awareness. I don’t think we need to tell them more and complicate stuff,” he added.
"Rishabh Pant knows what he has to do. He himself has a lot of expectations from him. He is working hard. I hope he clicks in the last two matches," Rohit concluded, responding to the firing for Pant’s poor run of form. Speaking of the ongoing five-match Test series, which stands levelled at 1-1, will see the action begin at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from Thursday, December 26 onwards.
