Salman Butt on Rishabh Pant

Salman Butt criticized India’s resolution to ship Rishabh Pant forward of Suryakumar Yadav twice through the not too long ago concluded ODI sequence in opposition to New Zealand.

The former Pakistan participant feels that in-form participant Yadav must be given most deliveries and never the opposite manner round.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Butt mentioned:

“What I didn’t understand is why is he (Rishabh Pant) batting above Suryakumar Yadav. The person in the best form. He plays top cricket, but you are playing someone above him who doesn’t have form. Who should play more? Someone in form or the other way round? He is the world’s No.1 T20I player.”

Yadav, nonetheless, might solely rating 44 runs in three matches. His two single-digit scores of six and 4 runs got here whereas batting after Pant within the first and third ODIs.

“He should have scored more runs” – Salman Butt on Rishabh Pant

Salman Butt, in the meantime, praised Pant for his attacking cricket however felt that he ought to have scored extra runs on the New Zealand tour.

“Rishabh Pant is a flashy player. He plays with an open mindset. However, he couldn’t deliver as per expectation in the New Zealand series. Obviously, he should have scored more runs.”

It’s value mentioning that Pant had horrible outings on the New Zealand tour, scoring six and 11 runs in T20Is and 15 and 10 runs within the ODI sequence.

Pant will subsequent be seen in motion through the ODI sequence in Bangladesh, beginning in Mirpur on Sunday (December 4). The remaining T20Is will likely be held on the similar venue on December 7 and December 10.

Quite a few senior gamers, together with Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli will return for the ODI sequence after being rested after the T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, Yadav has been rested for the three-match ODI sequence.

India’s squad for Bangladesh ODIs: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Sen.

The Men in Blue are additionally scheduled to play a few Tests in Bangladesh in December.