Pant has passed first test with flying colors

[velu]

2 hours ago, Gollum said:

Glad to see him keep well, not as perfect as Saha but very good for a 20 year old kid. Door permanently shut on the faces of Pappu and Karthik. Coming to ODIs/T20s it has become impossible now to justify Dadu's continuous selection. Must be given marching orders but we have a napunsak naukar as our Chief Selector. Selection committee role is as important as Captain/Coach especially in a country like India with such a huge pool of players. Pehle MSK ko laath maar ke bahar nikalo aur kisi aukaat waleh ko lao.

 

dhoni is not just the keeper  

he is the finisher , batsmen , acting captain etc etc 

[Number]

15 minutes ago, Adi BB said:

Pant just needs to improve his foot movement behind the stumps against pacersrest he looked good,when anticipating the ball a keeper needs to quickly take a step or two towards the ball if it's beyond your normal reach .

Will see later how he keeps against ash 

I think he did well in that regard. Pope's catch was an example.

[putrevus]

His legside  collection is weird, he is trying to use his both hands instead of diving and using his left hand.

[Number]

1 minute ago, velu said:

 

dhoni is not just the keeper  

he is the finisher , batsmen , acting captain etc etc 

He should play as pure batsman then. 

[rtmohanlal]

seems to have great reflexes and anticipation for a kepeer..... 5 catches, of  which 2 or 3 were brilliant. This lad seems to be the answer  in post Dhoni era

[Austin 3:!6]

Now just play Prithvi Shaw in the next test dropping that gargabe Rahul

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[wanted_desi]

He is going to be in the team for long time. Hope they select him for ODIs as well.

[Hydra]

India have found a very good keeper you have to play him consistently so he gains experience quickly.

[beetle]

I am glad he did better as a wicket keeper than a batsman on debut. That will put less pressure on him in the coming matches.

 

If we can debut a pure batsman ( prithvi or mayank )and a bowler ( siraj)in the last two test.....then no matter the result of the series, I will consider this a successful fruitful series.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 20, 2018 by beetle

[Cricketics]

Took him some time to adjust to swing and seem but then his footwork kept getting better and he was moving well. This is what helps when you keep to the top bowlers in the world in the swinging conditions, you learn and keep getting better. He just kept getting better over after the over, and as he started taking catches, he just started feeling more comfortable and felt he belonged here. He started chatting more to the slip fielders, cheering up bowlers etc which showed how confident he was then. Spending time behind the stumps helps greatly. Pant is just going to get better with each innings.

 

[beetle]

Hey @Cricketics.....Pant got you back in posting mood !

That is another achievement.

 

 

 

 

[Cricketics]

9 minutes ago, beetle said:

Hey @Cricketics.....Pant got you back in posting mood !

That is another achievement.

 

 

 

 

Yeah, it was good to see him picked. Yes good to be posting. I slack a lot. Hopefully not anymore.

 

[gakgupta]

1 hour ago, Cricketics said:

Took him some time to adjust to swing and seem but then his footwork kept getting better and he was moving well. This is what helps when you keep to the top bowlers in the world in the swinging conditions, you learn and keep getting better. He just kept getting better over after the over, and as he started taking catches, he just started feeling more comfortable and felt he belonged here. He started chatting more to the slip fielders, cheering up bowlers etc which showed how confident he was then. Spending time behind the stumps helps greatly. Pant is just going to get better with each innings.

 

Agree...

 

Certain minor things which he can improve...his trigger movement is always towards left....because of this he missed a tough chance of ROOT...

 

 

[bowl_out]

9 hours ago, velu said:

 

dhoni is not just the keeper  

he is the finisher , batsmen , acting captain etc etc 

Finisher of team’s winning chances in recent years

[raki05]

11 hours ago, velu said:

 

dhoni is not just the keeper  

he is the finisher , batsmen , acting captain etc etc 

And also had a blockbuster movie, soon he ll be an astronaut, plumber, barber, traffic police etc etc....after VRS.

[Kerberos]

Pant comes across confident but not over confident unlike Pandya. Confidence plus great hand eye coordination plus brute force.Pant will learn fast unlike Pandya who is taking his own sweet time.

[Lannister]

Yeah we don't have any readymade players, says captain crook and his sheeps.

 

Kick that mediocrity out from LOIs too and shave his head off. 

[G_B_]

proper keeper...

 

a godsend after DK

[ThePhenomenal1]

Just great to see him mixing in with the players, having fun and taking some solid catches. That woakes catch was brilliant.

 

just hope he keeps batting well. 

[Sachinism]

Brilliant start to his career. Definitely earned the spot for the rest of the series.

KKD got his chance and didn't grab it. He did have to bat in more difficult conditions, but he looked totally out of place