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The Hindu
12 hours ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Greg Chappell in awe of Pant's batting
Greg Chappell, former Australia captain and former Indian men's cricket coach, is thrilled with Rishabh Pant's batting, despite possessing a technique that's not in 'the MCC coaching manual'. 'What an exciting cricketer! What a player to have on your team!' Chappell said, while interacting via videoconferencing at a launch of str8bat, a smart bat sticker that acts as a performance analysis tool. 'He reminds me very much of Adam Gilchrist. The difference that it can make to a team to have a wicketkeeper that can bat at that level and to score runs quickly,' he added. Besides surpassing Mahendra Singh Dhoni's tally of six Test hundreds, hitherto the most by an Indian 'keeper, Pant became only the second wicketkeeper in Test history to score a hundred in each innings of a Test match during India's series-opener in Leeds. 'The beauty of it is that Rishabh gets his runs at a very fast rate, which gives you time to win cricket matches. He was a phenomenal performer (at Headingley). Some of the shots that he played probably weren't in the MCC coaching manual when I last looked at it,' Chappell said. 'He is reinventing the game as a batsman. Given the modern technology, the bats are very different, obviously. You can play shots that weren't possible with the old bats. But, man, he is exciting to watch. You never quite know what to expect from him from the first ball. 'At any stage, he is likely to jump down the wicket to the fast bowlers or he will play the falling ramp shot. It keeps the opposition on their toes. He is a match-winner and very nearly made the difference in that regard.' Former India wicket-keeper and chief selector Kiran More and Chappell hoped that the technological innovation would get a go-ahead by the Marylebone Cricket Club — the custodian of the cricket laws — for the stickers to be used in competitive matches.
India.com
16 hours ago
- Sport
- India.com
'Rishabh Pant is reinventing the...': Former India head coach hails star batter after smashing centuries against England
Rishabh Pant. (PIC - X) Australia batting great and former India head coach says Rishabh Pant is 'reinventing the game as a batsman' after the wicketkeeper-batter smacked centuries in each innings of the first Test against England at Leeds. Pant hit 134 (off 178 balls, 12 fours and six sixes) and 118 (off 140 balls, 15 fours and three sixes) in the opening Test which India lost by five wickets on Tuesday which helped him reset a few batting records as well. Chappell said India's Test vice-captain Pant has been playing strokes which are not even in the 'MCC playing manual.' 'When I first saw him, he reminded me of Adam Gilchrist…a different sort of player, of course, but…the difference it can make to a team when a wicketkeeper can bat at that level and to score runs quickly,' Chappell said during a promotional event organised by str8bat here on Wednesday. 'The beauty is Rishabh gets runs at a very fast rate which gives you time to win cricket matches. His was a phenomenal performance. Some of the shots he played weren't in the MCC playing manual.' 'He is really reinventing the game as a batsman. With modern technology, the bats are very different and you can play shots which weren't possible with the old bats. He's exciting to watch,' Chappell added. The former Australia captain said one can never know what Pant can come up with on the cricket field. 'You never quite know what to expect from him from the first ball. At any stage he is likely to jump down the wicket to the fast bowlers or play the falling ramp shot,' he said. 'You never quite know what to expect. It keeps the opposition on their toes. He is a match winner (and he) very nearly made the difference in that game,' Chappell added. Chappell reckoned Shubman Gill had a good start as the Indian Test captain even though the result in the opening Test of the five-match series did not go his way. 'It was a terrific Test match. Sadly, India didn't finish on the correct side of the ledger. There were a lot of good things for them,' Chappell said. 'Shubman Gill had a great start as a captain and as a player even if they did not get the result. Conditions were probably better on the last day than they were at any other stage of the Test match.' 'Both Gill and the Indian think tank would have learned a lot on what to take forward. Gill will only get better and better. I think his start was pretty good. Had the team taken more catches and the tail wagged a bit, the results could have been very different,' he continued.
NDTV
17 hours ago
- Sport
- NDTV
"Reminded Me Of Adam Gilchrist": Ex-India Coach's Massive Praise For Rishabh Pant
Australia batting great and former India head coach says Rishabh Pant is "reinventing the game as a batsman" after the wicketkeeper-batter smacked centuries in each innings of the first Test against England at Leeds. Pant hit 134 (off 178 balls, 12 fours and six sixes) and 118 (off 140 balls, 15 fours and three sixes) in the opening Test which India lost by five wickets on Tuesday which helped him reset a few batting records as well. Chappell said India's Test vice-captain Pant has been playing strokes which are not even in the "MCC playing manual". "When I first saw him, he reminded me of Adam Gilchrist...a different sort of player, of course, difference it can make to a team when a wicketkeeper can bat at that level and to score runs quickly," Chappell said during a promotional event organised by str8bat here on Wednesday. "The beauty is Rishabh gets runs at a very fast rate which gives you time to win cricket matches. His was a phenomenal performance. Some of the shots he played weren't in the MCC playing manual." "He is really reinventing the game as a batsman. With modern technology, the bats are very different and you can play shots which weren't possible with the old bats. He's exciting to watch," Chappell added. The former Australia captain said one can never know what Pant can come up with on the cricket field. "You never quite know what to expect from him from the first ball. At any stage he is likely to jump down the wicket to the fast bowlers or play the falling ramp shot," he said. "You never quite know what to expect. It keeps the opposition on their toes. He is a match winner (and he) very nearly made the difference in that game," Chappell added. Chappell reckoned Shubman Gill had a good start as the Indian Test captain even though the result in the opening Test of the five-match series did not go his way. "It was a terrific Test match. Sadly, India didn't finish on the correct side of the ledger. There were a lot of good things for them," Chappell said. "Shubman Gill had a great start as a captain and as a player even if they did not get the result. Conditions were probably better on the last day than they were at any other stage of the Test match." "Both Gill and the Indian think tank would have learned a lot on what to take forward. Gill will only get better and better. I think his start was pretty good. Had the team taken more catches and the tail wagged a bit, the results could have been very different," he continued.
Hindustan Times
19 hours ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Pant reinventing the game, says Greg Chappell
Mumbai: This is now Rishabh Pant's third tour of England, and his legend continues to grow. Long before Brendon McCullum joined forces with Ben Stokes, the aggressive left-hander from India had shown his commitment to disrupt play even in his debut series in 2018. TOPSHOT - India's Rishabh Pant miscues a shot but confuses England enough they lose a review thinking they had a LBW (leg before wicket) decision on day four of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, northern England on June 23, 2025. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SUPPLIER OF THE ECB (AFP) Following Pant's twin hundreds during the Leeds Test, the England bowlers now know they will have to search for ways to blunt his genius for the remainder of the tour. 'When I first saw him, he reminded me of Adam Gilchrist... a different sort of player, of course, but... the (big) difference it can make to a team when a wicketkeeper can bat at that level. The beauty is Rishabh gets runs at a very fast rate which gives you time to win cricket matches,' former India head coach Greg Chappell said on the sidelines of the launch of 'str8bat', a smart bat technology device. Being likened to Gilchrist shows the heady heights Pant has been able to attain. The Australian is widely regarded as the best wicketkeeper-batter, for he could bat belligerently while holding his end of the bargain with the gloves. Pant does the same and is inching closer to Gilchrist's batting average – 44.44 to 47.60. In fact, the Indian left-hander can aim even higher now that is batting at No.5, two batting spots higher than Gilchrist. 'Some of the shots Rishabh played aren't in the MCC playing manual. He is really reinventing the game,' said Chappell. 'You never quite know what to expect from him from the first ball. At any stage he is likely to jump down the wicket to the fast bowlers or play the falling ramp shot. You never quite know what to expect. It keeps the opposition on their toes. He is a match winner. He very nearly made the difference in the last game.' The method to Pant's madness has proved very difficult to second guess for the opposition. The only thing you can safely predict is that he will look to do the unpredictable all the time. Whether it was charging Ben Stokes second ball in the 1st innings or repeating the dose to Chris Woakes second ball in the 2nd innings, those were Pant's early punches before he settled in. It didn't matter that he found boundaries in contrasting regions – a signature boundary over Stokes head and an edged boundary behind the wicket against Woakes. It was Pant's way of showing early intent. Not playing for close towards the end of Day 1 and advancing down the pitch to Woakes for a four to square leg was also part of the Pant gameplan. His falling scoop shot, which is much applauded when it comes off and pilloried when it doesn't, wasn't seen until quite late in the 1st innings. In his 80s, Pant fell over to a Shoaib Bashir off-spinner and sent one for four to fine leg. The spinner's length disrupted, Pant was then able to smack another one over deep midwicket in the same over. 'Rishabh's falling paddle sweep is not accidental. It is intentional and extremely clever. Going down with the shot allows him to get under the ball and scoop it over leg slip with control,' Sachin Tendulkar posted on X. In the second essay at Leeds, Pant appeared to be in an uncharacteristic hurry to begin with. The paddle scoop was going wrong. He wasn't playing the match situation. That's when Pant's self-talk was caught by the stump mic. 'Maarna hai toh seedha lag jaayega naa iss ball pe, kuch alag karne ki zarurat nahi hai.' ('If you want to hit, you can hit it straight, there is no need to do anything different.') He settled to bide his time, before striking again, at the moment of his choosing.
