“He attacks more than me…”, said Australian legend Adam Gilchrist about Rishabh Pant’s batting
I played an aggressive brand of cricket back then, but Rishabh, he looks fearless – Adam Gilchrist Rishabh Pant & Adam Gilchrist (Photo Source: Rishabh Pant has scored the sixth century of his Test career in the first Test against Bangladesh. Pant has returned to the Test format for India after 634 days. He was out after scoring 39 runs in the first innings. In the second innings, he scored a century in 124 balls and scored 109 runs in 128 balls. Rishabh Pant is one of those few batsmen in the world who does not change his way of playing despite the circumstances. There were only 5 minutes left for the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh to end, but he showed aggressive batting and hit a huge six. Former Australian player Adam Gilchrist has recently made a big statement praising Rishabh Pant. The veteran has described Rishabh as a more aggressive batsman than himself. Let us tell you, Gilchrist was known for his aggressive batting. Rishabh Pant is fearless – Adam Gilchrist Adam Gilchrist, speaking to Cricket.com.au, said, I think he attacks more than me. I played an aggressive brand of cricket back then, but Rishabh, he looks fearless. What I like is that he puts his foot on the brakes sometimes and absorbs a bit of pressure, so he is a class act. The Australian legend further said, I would happily pay money to watch him play cricket. So that is a great quality, I think if people are accepting that way because the results are there, he is a winner and a survivor. He is classy in whatever he does. He is a good entertainer. He knows how to do a serious business in a fun way. Talking about the test match being played between India and Bangladesh in Chennai, the host team declared the second innings at 287 runs. Bangladesh has got a target of 515 runs to win.