Mumbai: Backing young talent ‘Risabh Pant’, team India batting coach Vikram Rathour said he has the ability and once he starts getting runs, the wicket-keeping batsman will be a ‘massive player’.
Rathore said in a pre-match press conference here on Saturday, “The reason we discuss him is that he has a lot of potentials and everyone believes that he is in any team and in the Indian team Can also be an X-factor.
“He has been supported by the selectors and the team management, as we all believe he is a good player … Once he starts scoring runs, I am sure, he will be a big player,” he said.
It was phenomenal T20 series against West Indies in the decider India performed brilliantly with the bat and racked up a total of 240 runs on the board. The hosts easily defended and registered a 67-run victory.
Rathore said that they are the world’s number one team chasing the target and are happy with the team’s performance in the third T20I.
“I think we are the number one team in the world when we are chasing goals. (When you are) batting first, you need a different kind of fearlessness. When we are chasing goals If we are, then we know the goal and fulfil our game plan better,” he said.
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