Dubai: The Indian Premier League has proven to be a wonderful platform for youngsters hoping to one day play for their country to make a mark. This year IPL has seen some magnificent performance from several youngsters like Shubman Gill to Devdutt Padikkal, Who have impressed the nation tremendously.
Former West Indies captain Brian Lara recently recognises a special talent when he sees one, and among the bunch of youngsters in IPL 2020 the West Indies batsman has seen Rishabh Pant as someone who has made massive improvements in his batting
Skills. Calling Pant an asset, Lara said, the youngster has worked heavily on his game square off the wicket rather than depending entirely on the leg side.
“I think he is a major asset for the Delhi Capitals, but today he has also vastly improved his game. I am talking about his batting and the improvements he made in that department. On what is immediately noticeable is his propensity to try and get everything to the leg-side,” Lara said on the Byju’s Cricket Live show on Star Sports.
” Also, look at his run scoring chart and that’s quite a proof of that fascination he has with the on-side. I think he has come to the realisation that this is not working and he went away and worked on improving his off-side play.
Look at the changes he made. Now, he has the ability to score runs in all parts of the ground. His scoring charts are looking impressive, and yes, more worry for the bowlers,” Lara said.
“He is now very well balanced and he is looking to score in key areas that he is not accustomed to scoring – over extra cover, over point, in front of point and his balance and his weight is staying there, he is not falling over to the off-side to create shots on the leg side. That is a vast improvement that he has made, which obviously going to help his all-round batting. I believe, this young lad has a long-long way to go.” he further added.
