Rishabh Pant might be one of the most talked-about names in Indian cricket but he has seemingly left his teammate R Ashwin about Rishabh Pant upset has propelled brilliantly with his bat in the back-to-back series against Australia and England. His sound performance in the Test series earned him a call-up for the limited-overs format as well. However, Ashwin recently stated that he was left unimpressed with Pant’s DRS calls from behind the stumps.
IND vs ENG: R Ashwin about Rishabh Pant unhappy
Team India can have no complaints when it comes to Rishabh Pant’s batting. Except for few instances here and there, Pant has been handy with the gloves as well. However, the youngster lacks behind in the department of decision-making. It was widely seen during the home series against England. Pant couldn’t really help the Indian bowlers, especially Ashwin while taking DRS calls from behind the stumps.
Ace Indian spinner R Ashwin pointed out Pant’s incompetency to take the DRS call from behind the stumps. He also stated that coach Ravi Shastri was also let down by Pant’s inaccurate calls.
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“I think we need to change the lens with which people are looking at me for the DRS. Before this series against England, my DRS [usage] was extremely good. Because you take the DRS, you need to rely on the keeper’s resources. I ask valid questions in terms of saying ‘I know whether the ball struck inline or not.”
“But with respect to the line from the angle that I am bowling and the bounce, the keeper really needs to help. And Rishabh is actually letting me down, on a lot of occasions. I took him aside and said we need to sit down and discuss because Ravi Bhai has a few complaints about me going for DRS,” Ravichandran Ashwin told India Today.
“So honestly, yeah, if there is one improvement I am looking to make, I will go for better DRS in the future series. I will hold myself in check and we have been playing on red-soil pitches for a long time. It plays a huge role,” he added.
