Rishabh Pant has been caught in the ‘careless-fearless’ debate and now there is another reason for him to worry. Chief selector MSK Prasad has said that they are grooming backup players for Rishabh Pant across all the three formats.

Pant once again failed to make an opportunity count in the second T20I at Mohali when he went for his typical flick towards fine leg and was caught at short-fine. There was no need to play that kind of a shot at that time as there was no pressure on the Indian batters as the run-chase was smooth sailing.

Therefore Prasad has stated that the selectors are grooming other wicket-keeper batsmen across formats even though the Delhi boy remains their first choice for now. Prasad told The Indian Express, “We are monitoring the workload of Rishabh. Of course, we have been grooming backups across all formats. We have the young KS Bharath doing well in the longer format for India A. We also have Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson doing well in the shorter formats for India ‘A’ and domestic cricket.”

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This means that the 21-year-old might not have a lot of opportunities in hand and he has to make his contributions count in the remaining few chances. Although, he might get more than a series or two as the selectors are keeping in mind the immense talent that he possesses.

“I have already said that post World Cup we have been concentrating on the progress of Rishabh. We need to be patient with him, considering the immense talent that he possesses,” the chief selector added.

India will play the third T20I against South Africa on Sunday (22 September).

(Source: The Indian Express)