Rishabh Pant has not done justice to his talent in IPL 2022: Nikhil Chopra

One of the finest Indian players at this moment, Rishabh Pant has been leading the Delhi Capitals (DC) franchise since the 2021 edition. Capitals sealed the playoffs spot in the last edition, and Pant was impressive with his ball-striking capabilities. However, he has lacked his natural form in IPL 2022, resulting in the team’s struggle to seal the playoffs spot. Currently, DC is featuring in a must-win encounter against Mumbai Indians (MI). Ahead of this fixture, the former Indian cricketers Nikhil Chopra and Mohammad Azharuddin discussed the form of Rishabh Pant in the ongoing season.

Chopra thinks Pant has not done justice to his talent in this season and mentioned the fact that the southpaw has been unable to score a single fifty in this season, as opposed to his total of three half-centuries in the 2021 edition. He hoped that the DC captain provides a hefty contribution, and win the crucial match for the team against Mumbai Indians. In 14 matches, Pant has scored 340 runs at a strike rate of 151.78.

“He would surely look to forget the last few innings and would look to start afresh in this fixture. So far, he has not done justice to his talent, as you can look in his stats. He has come at number four and not scored a single fifty. It is important that he does well, scores a half-century, and helps the team to win the game. If they reach the playoffs, all the batters need to be in good form. Apart from Mitchell Marsh, only Rovman Powell has scored a half-century,” said Chopra on Sky247.net presents ‘Not Just Cricket’ Show on CricTracker.

Rishabh Pant needs to concentrate on the conversion of his starts: Mohammad Azharuddin

Azharuddin thinks Pant can not be called out-of-form, as the batter is scoring 30-40 runs in a consistent manner. He advises the 24-year-old cricketer to concentrate on converting his starts into big ones to help the team in securing a victory. Meanwhile, Pant was dismissed for 39 off 33 in the ongoing fixture against MI and again failed to convert his start.

“If the player gets out on 30-40, you cannot say he is out-of-form, but the reason in concentration lapse. He has not been able to capitalize on his starts, and he might be thinking quite ahead of the game. He is naturally a talented player and scores in a quick fashion in Tests, and it can be easy for him in the T20s. If he wants from me, I will tell him to concentrate on converting his starts into a big one,” said Azharuddin.