Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is often compared to Australian legend Adam Gilchrist. This year has been phenomenal for Pant and he showed the path to winning several matches for the team. However, Gilchrist says that BCCI should not be harsh on him when he fails to deliver.
He (Pant) is one of the most exciting cricketers to watch, I think he just lights up a stage and makes an electric atmosphere when he is playing, that is wonderful, the BCCI, the management, and the selectors will just need to be patient with him. A few innings if he doesn’t score they shouldn’t be too harsh on him, because you don’t want to suppress the natural flair.” Gilchrist said.
Adam Gilchrist was also asked about the domination of the Indian Premier League(IPL) over other leagues in the world. Responding to this, he expressed his thoughts about the Indian players not playing overseas leagues. He said: “It will be wonderful (if the Indian players are allowed to play in overseas T20 leagues), I personally feel that it won’t diminish the IPL, it will only grow them as a brand. If they (Indian players) can play in Australia or South Africa.”