Rishabh Pant tells Harsha Bhogle his ODI figures are not bad, gets criticised by netizens for being arrogant

The
left-handed
batter
was
once
again
preferred
over
in-form
Sanju
Samson
in
the
playing
eleven
but
failed
to
make
an
impression
in
the
game.
He
walked
into
the
middle
at
55
for
2
in
13
overs
and
had
a
lot
of
time
to
build
his
innings
but
the
southpaw
once
again
threw
his
wicket
away
while
trying
to
hit
Daryl
Mitchell
over
deep
square
leg.
Glenn
Phillips
took
the
catch
and
ended
Pant’s
knock
prematurely.

The
Delhi
cricketer
–
who
is
the
vice-captain
of
the
side
on
this
tour
–
has
failed
to
make
an
impression
in
all
the
games
he’s
played.
He
has
been
facing
a
lot
of
criticism
for
consistently
throwing
his
wicket
away
in
the
white-ball
format.

However,
before
the
start
of
the
third
one-dayer,
Pant
in
an
interview
with
Harsha
Bhogle
for
Prime
Video
said
he
wants
to
open
for
India
in
the
T20s
and
bat
at
number
4-5
in
the
50-over
format.

“I’d
want
to
open
in
T20s,
No.
4-5
in
ODIs
and
Tests
I’m
already
batting
at
No.
5,”
Pant
told
Harsha
Bhogle
on
Prime
Video.

When
Bhogle
asked
indirectly
why
his
Test
numbers
looked
the
best
when
he
came
across
more
as
a
white-ball
player.
“Record
is
just
a
number,
my
white-ball
record
is
not
bad
either,”
Pant
claimed.

When
Bhogle
further
stated
that
he
was
comparing
the
wicketkeeper-batter’s
Test
and
white-ball
records,
Pant
said,
“Comparison
is
not
a
part
of
my
life,
I’m
just
24-25
so
you
can
compare
once
I’m
30-32.
There’s
no
logic
in
comparing
before
that.”

Pant
has
amassed
336
runs,
including
an
unbeaten
century
and
two
half-centuries,
at
an
average
of
37.33
and
strike
rate
of
96.55
in
10
innings.
Pant
–
who
made
his
ODI
debut
in
October
2017
–
has
played
30
ODIs
and
scored
865
runs
at
an
average
of
34.60.

He
had
earlier
said
that
he
doesn’t
premeditate
much
in
ODIs,
because
it’s
not
required.

“It’s
mostly
in
T20s,
not
in
white-ball
cricket
[that
one
has
to
premeditate],”
he
said.
“There’s
no
real
need
to
premeditate
in
one-day
cricket
but
you
have
to
in
T20s.”

Listening
to
his
interview
with
Bhogle,
several
cricket
fans
were
not
amused
with
Pant’s
responses
and
they
even
labelled
him
‘arrogant’.

Here’s
what
netizens
said:

“Pant
has
done
well
at
No.
4,
so
it
is
important
to
back
him,”
says

@VVSLaxman281.
He’s
a
good
player
out
of
form
who’s
failed
in
ten
of
his
last
11
innings;
Samson
averages
66
in
ODIs,
has
made
runs
in
all
his
last
five
matches
&
is
on
the
bench.
Go
figure.

@IamSanjuSamson

—
Shashi
Tharoor
(@ShashiTharoor)

November
30,
2022

Just
saw
the
Harsha
Bhogle
bit
with
Rishabh
Pant.
Wow,
Pant
seem
to
have
lost
his
cool
when
Harsha
Bhogle
just
said
that
his
Test
record
is
the
best
as
compared
to
other
formats.

#INDvNZ
#RishabhPant

—
Vishesh
Roy
(@vroy38)

November
30,
2022

“Mera
white
ball
record
kharab
nahi
hai”,
and
Rishabh
Pant
gets
out
for
10.
Actions
speak
louder
than
words.
He

#justiceforsanjusamson
#INDvNZ
#RishabhPant
pic.twitter.com/fyPKnC7NfA

—
j̶a̶i̶s̶h̶
(
जैश)
(@Jaishthebest)

November
30,
2022

In
gully
cricket,
the
guy
who
brings
the
bat
will
always
find
a
place
in
the
team,
even
if
better
players
have
to
be
dropped.

I
think

#RishabhPant
brings
the
bat
for
the
Indian
team.

—
Sreejith
Panickar
(@PanickarS)

November
30,
2022

“Mera
white
ball
record
kharab
nahi
hai”,
and
Rishabh
Pant
gets
out
for
10.
Actions
speak
louder
than
words

#INDvNZ
#RishabhPant

—
Vishesh
Roy
(@vroy38)

November
30,
2022

Arrogance
op
!!

#RishabhPant
pic.twitter.com/9KTfranGdC

—
Sourabh
Pareek
(@CricSourabh7)

November
30,
2022

Is
age
the
only
criteria
to
judge
a
players
performance?
Sir
apki
no.
Of
innings
bhi
dekhlo,
ICT
me
competition
bhi
dekhlo.
What
do
you
guys
think
of
this
attitude?

#rishabhpant
#SanjuSamson#NZvINDonPrime
#NZvsIND#crickettwitter
#topedgecricketpic.twitter.com/Kiwyo4aQUg

—
Top
Edge
Cricket
(@topedge_cricket)

November
30,
2022