Kolkata: Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting said ahead of their match against Kolkata Knight Riders that Rishabh Pant should play more responsibly and the young wicket keeper batsman just listened to that as he played a useful knock of 46 runs in 31 deliveries. He shared a partnership of 105 runs for the fourth wicket with Shikhar Dhawan which helped Delhi to win against KKR and they are now fourth in the points table.
After the game Pant revealed that he just tried to take deeper and complete the game as soon as possible.”I just try to keep my head clear and play according to the ball. (The plan) Take the game deep and complete the game as soon as possible. In T20, when you are chasing, you need to control and pace your innings in such a way that you could complete the match in 18-20 overs,” said Pant.
On being asked about his match winning partnership with Shikhar Dhawan, he replied, “I don’t focus on what the bowlers are thinking. I just focus on my stuff. We (him and Dhawan) were just talking about taking the match deep. It was a fantastic pitch to bat on and in the end we got it easily.”