MS Dhoni’s Advice to Rishabh Pant: Hands & Head Coordination is Important While Wicket-Keeping (Watch Video)

Rishabh Pant has been considered a notch above Parthiv Patel when it comes to wicket-keeping. Probably which is the Delhi Daredevils player has been picked up for the test series against England. The youngster has been the talk of the town for his fiery batting and wicket-keeping since IPL 2018. However, Pant attributes his success to MS Dhoni who kept on advising the player about cricket.

“Whenever I needed any support from Mahi bhai, I used to ask him. From my IPL contract to my wicket-keeping, he's advised me on everything," Pant said. “He's always told me that when it comes to wicket-keeping, your hands and head coordination is important, the body balance can come into play later. That (his advice) has helped me a lot,” added the fiery batsman. The official handle of the BCCI shared the video on their official handle.

Rahul Dravid also was all praise for Risabh Pant. While speaking about his stint with Dravid, Pant says, “The only thing he tells me is that you need to be patient about everything, be it on the field or off it. Also, how I need to work harder on my game when it comes to red ball cricket since I'm a positive batsman, but at times you need to play to the situation. See the pace of the game and change your game accordingly.”

The Delhi cricketer draws inspiration from Australia’s former wicket-keeper, Adam Gilchrist. “Adam Gilchrist has been my idol when it comes to keeping wickets and I used to watch him all the time as a youngster. But, at this moment, I'm learning a lot from people around me like Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli and I try and improve my game every day," he said

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