Star India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant is currently in a recovery phase after he suffered a painful toe injury during the recently ended Test series against England. During the fourth Test match of
the series in Manchester, Pant was hit on toe by a yorker delivery from Chris Woakes, and taken back to the pavilions via stretcher as he couldn’t even stand properly.
However, recently former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar made a stunning revelation on Rishabh Pant and revealed how he used to ask the fast bowlers to attack his body during the practice sessions. Pant was advised to take a six-week rest by the doctors after the injury and has been out of action since then. He is also sharing updates about his updates regularly on Instagram regularly.
Very few batters have mindset like Rishabh Pant: Sanjay Bangar
In his recent interview with DoorDarshan Sports, Sanjay Bangar revealed that Ashish Nehra told him that a player like Rishabh Pant will progress very quickly. Speaking further, Bangar also hailed Pant for his fearlessness and said that he used to tell bowlers to bowl fast and attack his body during practice.
“I had heard from Ashish Nehra that Rishabh is a very good player who’s going to progress very quickly. He is a naturally gifted batter. But, he’s also very fearless. I saw the first sign of his fearlessness in the nets itself. He used to tell the bowlers to bowl quickly and attack his body. Very few batters have had this mindset. He had just begun playing the IPL back then. So Nehra’s assessment was correct. After a long time, we’ve found a wicketkeeper who can bat in the top-5,” Bangar told Doordarshan Sports.
