Rishabh Pant will sometimes get out while playing 'astonishing' shots, should be backed then: Sanjay Bangar

Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has hailed wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant for his reverse scoop shot against England pacer Jofra Archer in the 1st T20I. He said that the youngster will sometimes get out while playing those shots but it's then when management should back him.

Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has hailed young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant for his audacious reverse scoop against England pacer Jofra Archer in the first T20I in Ahmedabad. Bangar has expressed "astonishment' at the talent, ability and skill level of the 23-year-old cricketer. Jofra Archer had taken a wicket and was bowling at a lethal pace to under pressure India batsmen when Rishabh Pant's took everyone in the world by surprise. He reverse scooped Archer over wicketkeeper Jos Buttler and sent fans, commentators and former cricketers into a frenzy. "To play a shot like that against a bowler who is bowling at 140-150 kph and that too when Jofra Archer followed him after seeing him getting into a position for a shot like that, and despite that he got bat to ball is praiseworthy. I was left astonished with his talent, ability, and where the skill level has gone," Bangar told Star Sports.