India vs Eng 4th Test: Rishabh Pant capable of batting in more than one style, says Nasser Hussain

The 53-year-old Nasser Hussain was in full praise of India’s lower order contributing with crucial knocks to set a target of 368 for England.

Former England captain Nasser Hussain said that wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant had shown that he is adept at batting in more than one style. He added that it was noticeable how responsibly Pant was batting on day four of the Test at The Oval. Pant scored a half-century off 106 balls and shared a century stand with Shardul Thakur. The 23-year-old took his time to settle down and resisted falling into the traps set by England’s bowlers. “It was also noticeable how much more responsibly Rishabh Pant batted, and it helped him that the guy at the other end when he came in was Virat Kohli. If Pant had danced down the track early on and slapped it to cover, Kohli would have given him a glare – or worse,” wrote Hussain in his column for Daily Mail on Monday (September 6). “Instead, Pant showed he is capable of batting in more than one style. And in fairness, he’s done it before. At Chennai earlier this year, he sat on England’s bowlers before getting stuck into Ben Stokes and Jimmy Anderson with the new ball. And you could tell he was furious when he got out, caught and bowled by Moeen Ali. He knew he’d done the hard work by getting to 50 – and the real fun was about to begin,” Hussain added.