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'I did not like what I saw of him in Australia': Sourav Ganguly doesn't mince words as he advises Rishabh Pant for England Tests
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has criticised Rishabh Pant's batting approach in Australia and has offered some advice ahead of the crucial England Test series. Pant has not been in the best of forms over the past few months. read more
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has given some strong advice to wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant ahead of the upcoming Test series against England. Speaking to Revsportz, Ganguly said he was not happy with the way Pant batted in the recent series in Australia.
Pant scored just 255 runs across nine innings in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia earlier this year. During the series, Pant received a lot of criticism for his approach that cost India dearly, especially in situations where he was needed to bat longer and got dismissed after playing some foul shots.
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Ganguly advises Pant
Ganguly has shared some advice for Pant ahead of the crucial five-match Test series against England. It will mark the start of the new cycle of the World Test Championship for India. The former BCCI president said Pant needs to be more patient and show more fight in tough conditions.
'I did not like what I saw of him in Australia. Too many shots. Just too many shots. He was just swinging at every ball, and that's not how you bat in conditions where the ball was moving around a bit,' Ganguly said.
'He needs to show fight. He has a very good defence. That's what I want to see. I want him to fight and grind down. Be ugly. Look ugly. But don't swing at every ball and give it away. I know he is a stroke-maker and that's his strength, but then he will have to adapt and play accordingly,' Ganguly said.
Pant's poor form
Pant, on the other hand, is coming on the back of a poor IPL 2025 season, where his team, Lucknow Super Giants, failed to make the playoffs and finished in seventh place. Pant's batting was not that great either as he scored just 269 runs in 14 matches at a dismal strike rate of 133.17.
Pant will look to turn things around in the upcoming red-ball series against England, where he will play as the vice-captain of the team. The BCCI named Shubman Gill as captain and Pant as his deputy after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from the longest format. Expectations will be high for the India star.
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