Aakash Chopra likens Rishabh Pant to Adam Gilchrist

Hyderabad: Rishabh Pant’s counter-attacking century in the second innings of the pink ball warm-up game against Australia A strengthened his case for his inclusion in the first Test against Australia, set to begin from December 17.

Pant is known for his flamboyant batting. However, his record behind the wickets is not so impressive compared to Wriddhiman Saha. The management will take a call on the selection soon but former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra said he prefers Pant over Saha in the playing XI.

Speaking about Pant, former Aakash Chopra compared him with former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist. “The player of the day, although I wanted to keep Hanuma Vihari, I have changed it to Rishabh Pant. Because if you destroy the opposition like this at the end. This is the quality that this guy has. He is like Adam Gilchrist. Obviously, Adam Gilchrist has achieved a lot but Rishabh Pant’s story has just started. But when he plays, he reminds you of him, it feels like he can reach close to him,” Chopra in his YouTube channel.

“Because if he comes in the lower order and changes the game in a single session, that ability is there in Rishabh Pant. He was under a lot of pressure, he had not scored in the last innings and this was his last chance. He had not even played the first warm-up match.” he added.