Rishabh Pant Needs Discipline Ahead of 4th England Test

Former India wicket-keeper Farokh Engineer has delivered a straightforward message to Rishabh Pant as the Indian team prepares for the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford. Known for his fearless and unconventional batting style, Pant has played a number of high-risk shots in the first three Tests, some of which have paid off handsomely. However, Engineer has urged Pant to reserve such risky strokes for the IPL and focus on playing a more disciplined and patient game in the longer format, especially given his crucial role batting in the top four for India.

Need for Discipline in Test Cricket

Engineer stressed that Test cricket requires a different mindset compared to limited-overs formats, emphasizing the importance of building innings and scoring big runs with responsibility.

“π‘¨π’ƒπ’”π’π’π’–π’•π’†π’π’š. 𝑺𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝑷𝑳. 𝑻𝒆𝒔𝒕 π’„π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• π’…π’†π’Žπ’‚π’π’…π’” π’…π’Šπ’”π’„π’Šπ’‘π’π’Šπ’π’†. π‘­π’“π’π’Ž 𝒂 π’π’–π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’“ 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓, π’šπ’π’– 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 π’•π’‰π’†π’Ž 𝒕𝒐 π’‘π’π’‚π’š 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓 π’„π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’•, π’ˆπ’†π’• π’ƒπ’Šπ’ˆ 𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’ƒπ’–π’Šπ’π’… π’Šπ’π’π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’”,” π‘¬π’π’ˆπ’Šπ’π’†π’†π’“ 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒛.

He acknowledged Pant’s confidence and talent but cautioned that the young batter must exercise greater responsibility during critical phases of the match, such as just before lunch or at the end of the day’s play.

“𝑯𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’„π’π’π’‡π’Šπ’…π’†π’π’„π’† 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒔 π’ˆπ’π’•π’•π’†π’ π’‚π’˜π’‚π’š π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’Šπ’• 𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒏. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 π’Žπ’π’“π’† π’“π’†π’”π’‘π’π’π’”π’Šπ’ƒπ’π’† π’Šπ’ π’„π’“π’–π’„π’Šπ’‚π’ π’Žπ’π’Žπ’†π’π’•π’”,” π‘¬π’π’ˆπ’Šπ’π’†π’†π’“ 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅. “π‘Ίπ’•π’Šπ’π’, 𝒉𝒆’𝒔 π’Šπ’Žπ’Žπ’†π’π’”π’†π’π’š 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅. 𝑯𝒆 π’Šπ’π’—π’†π’π’•π’” π’‰π’Šπ’” π’π’˜π’ 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’•π’‰π’‚π’π’Œπ’‡π’–π’π’π’š, π’‰π’†π’π’Žπ’†π’•π’” π’‚π’π’π’π’˜ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’π’π’˜. 𝑰𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’†, π’˜π’† π’˜π’π’–π’π’…π’’𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 π’‚π’π’š 𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕.”

Pant’s Role Beyond Wicket-Keeping

Pant missed most of the third Test behind the stumps due to a finger injury, which has raised discussions about his role in the team. Engineer believes Pant has the skill set to be included in the playing XI purely as a batsman if needed, reflecting his importance in the Indian batting lineup.

As India looks to build momentum in the series, Engineer’s advice highlights the need for Pant to strike a balance between flair and prudence to help India post substantial totals and gain an advantage over England in this crucial Test series.

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