Rohit Sharma should allow Rishabh Pant to keep wickets: Mohammed Azharuddin

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Former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin believes Rishabh Pant is a better wicketkeeper compared to Dinesh Karthik and should be allowed by team management to keep wickets in coming matches. “One got to bank on Pant. If he is good enough to keep wickets in Test matches in England than why not T20? And no doubt that he showed better skills in England than Karthik,” Azharuddin told reporters here.

“I honestly feel Rishabh should have kept wickets today. When you are a keeper, you should keep wickets. He is a good player. He has done well. The more he keeps, the more he will learn. I think his keeping needs to improve a lot though,” the Hyderabadi stylist said.

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/rohit-sharma-should-allow-rishabh-pant-to-keep-wickets-mohammed-azharuddin/

[Ankit_sharma03]

wah sahi bola 

[express bowling]

There is something about the Indian captaincy chair in the 2010s   !   Sit on it and make strange decisions.

 

And  you can see the real picture from the outside unless you are Manju.

 

It basically means that other people are pulling the strings from behind the captain.

[The Dark Horse]

Pant dropped more catches than Karthik in England.

[rtmohanlal]

Azhar is  spot on....  Firstly playing both Pant and Kartik in the team for a low profile match in every sense ....then not providing chances for the rookie to build in confidence. Just can't understand the thought process of team management

[Nikola]

As discussed even on sports tak, Wicket keeping isn't something which stand in captain decides. There is Coach, Team management & selectors who should tell which player should do wicket keeping and who shouldn't. Stand in captain will go after the series so it's obviously not him to decide who will keep.

Edited November 5, 2018 by Nikola

[mishra]

Pant can not remain test wicket keeper for his batting, if he is in playing eleven and still not keeping, in limited overs format. So there is more than just "common sense" for him not having the gloves

Edited November 5, 2018 by mishra

[SUMO]

On logic, kartik is veteran and doesnt need WK practice to be in touch.

Its pant who needs more and more practice bcz he is the future.

Both of them are at par when fielding in outfield so not much of a difference either.

[wanted_desi]

Fixer Azhar is speaking truth here. 

[mishra]

Just now, wanted_desi said:

Fixer Azhar is speaking truth here. 

Question is why?

@UrmiSinhaRay

[vvvslaxman]

Pant has a few technical flaws. More he keeps the better for him. Besides Karthik is a pretty good fielder for a keeper. It kinda works out well in the end.

[ShoonyaSifar]

Look at the clips of Dhoni's keeping from 2005-06 or DK's keeping in 2004. They are as bad if not worse than Pant.

 

I remember a stat analysis on Cricinfo which showed DK missing nearly 25% of the chances which was worse than even Kamran Akmal who perhaps has to be the gold standard for the most pathetic WK in int't cricket.  Dhoni's miss rate was around 18% (average for ATG great keepers like Boucher and Gilchrist was 9-10% dropping to those levels from 5-6% in early part of their careers).

 

Pant so far has not been this bad with chances.

[putrevus]

DK is one of the worst keepers we have ever seen.Pant cannot be worse than him, if he is then he should not be in this team.