One of the larger-than-life comebacks in cricket has been the jaw-dropping comeback of Rishabh Pant after his gruesome car accident on 30th December 2022. Rishabh Pant came out battling like a phoenix rising from the ashes and started playing competition cricket from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
Pant then played the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, in which India broke their 11-year long wait for an International Cricket Council (ICC) trophy. He has replaced KS Bharat in the Test setup for India and is in all likelihood, going to bat at number 6 for India in the upcoming 2-Test match series versus Bangladesh.
Najmul Hossain Shanto and co. will not be pushovers and India will be vary of the surmounting challenge they can put up, especially after their historic Test series victory on Pakistan soil, a few days back.
In this article, we take a look at 3 reasons why Rishabh Pant can have a great comeback series versus Bangladesh:
1. Rishabh Pant has good numbers in this format
The wicket-keeper batter of India loves playing the red-ball format and has time and again been a beacon of hope and a ray of light for India in the middle-order department. Even if India loses the top-order cheaply, India can always rely on Pant for rescuing them out of dire straits.
The 26-year-old cricketer has played 33 Tests for India and has amassed 2271 runs in this format. With an average of 43.7, he is one of India’s most dependable and reliable batters.
2. Plays some audacious shots even in the face of adversity
One of signature traits of Pant’s batting has been his swashbuckling and aggressive intent. Pant takes on spinners and pacers alike and can weave magic with the willow in crisis situations as well.
Time and again, we have witnessed some audacious stroke-making from him and his sixes off James Anderson and Nathan Lyon, bring back fond memories for all cricket lovers.
3. Rishabh Pant loves playing against spin
As India’s pitches for the 2 Test matches will mostly be spin-friendly, Rishabh Pant can simply breathe fire with the bat. He has an exceptional average of 54.76 in this format and can take down intimidating spinners with absolute disdain.
Bangladesh’s spinners in the form of Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam have a lot of quality and their battle with Rishabh Pant will be an exciting one to watch out for, starting from 19th September 2024 at Chennai.
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