Rishabh Pant must save risky shots for IPL, Test cricket needs discipline: Engineer
'Absolutely. Save those (risky shots) for IPL. Test cricket demands discipline. From a number three or four, you expect them to play proper cricket, get big scores, and build innings. Rishabh has scored centuries in both innings of a Test, which is remarkable. So yes, he could play purely as a batsman, especially with England's strong bowling lineup, now including Jofra Archer and Atkinson,' Engineer told RevSportz.Furthermore, Engineer said that Pant can also play as a pure batter in the fourth Test in Manchester and needs to be more responsible in crucial moments.'For the runs he's scored, yes, he can play as a pure batter. But Rishabh is unpredictable. Whatever comes to his mind, he does it. I joked with him about his shot selection, and he just laughed—said he does what feels right in the moment. He has the confidence and has gotten away with it often. But he needs to be more responsible in crucial moments, like right before lunch or at the end of a day's play. Still, he's immensely talented. He invents his own shots, and thankfully, helmets allow that now. In our time, we wouldn't have had any teeth left,' he added.Pant injured his finger while wicketkeeping on Day 1 of the third Test and didn't don the gloves for the rest of the match, with Dhruv Jurel filling in his place behind the stumps as a substitute wicketkeeper. Hence, Pant's participation in the fourth Test remains in doubt.India's assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate has hinted at playing Pant as a pure batter, given his prolific form and the importance of the fourth Test. Trailing by 1-2 in the five-match series, India might be tempted to play Pant at any cost with the series on the line.- EndsMust Watch
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