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Rishabh Pant feels that he is ready to take up the challenge of filling MS Dhoni's shoes in his absence
Rishabh Pant opens up on the challenges that lie ahead of him in the near future. The selectors have backed him to be the first choice wicket-keeper across formats and it would be interesting to see how he goes about his job
Rishabh Pant feels that replacing veteran wicketkeeper batsmen MS Dhoni as first-choice keeper is a difficult and challenging task but he is ready to take on the challenges that lie ahead of him. MS Dhoni will be spending the next two months with the Parachute regiment of the Territorial Army and will miss the upcoming tour to the Carribean island.
Speaking to Hindustan Times, Pant said, "I know those are big shoes to fill, but if I start thinking about it there will be a problem. Right now, I am not thinking about what people say. I am just focusing on what I have to do. I just want to do well for the country. That's the only thing that I am focusing on. I take the challenge positively. Now I have to see what I can learn, and what I can improve."
Pant still feels that he has to inculcate certain aspects of the game from the former Indian skipper. "The way he reads the game, that is the first thing. Then, he is always very calm in pressure situations. There are many things to learn from him. And off the field he is always very helpful too. I look to always keep learning from the seniors."
He also promised to constantly keep on adding new tricks to this repertoire as advised by his coach. "My coach has always told me one thing: every year you have to add something to the game. You can’t stagnate because now the technology is so good that you have to keep improving and add on things each and every day of your career. That's what I try to do. I just keep on trying new things. If it helps me, I try it in a match. There are days when I try these new shots in the nets, some days I don't. It is all part of a long-term process."
Rishabh Pant, now has a huge void to fill considering the fact that MS Dhoni might announce his retirement from International cricket in the near future. It would be interesting to see how he shapes up in the upcoming days.
