Jos Buttler, in his podcast with Stuart Broad, revealed how he stops everything and watches whenever Rishabh Pant walks out to bat.India vs England, 3rd Test Live ScoreIt’s not just Pant’s batting and Strokeplay that excite everyone—it’s also his on-field antics, whether it’s talking to himself, losing balance while playing a shot, or even losing his bat while batting.“For me personally, I don’t think about throwing away my bat,” Pant told broadcasters before the start of the day’s play at Lord’s.“At the same time, when I am in the moment, it just happens with me, man.“The moment happens, everything happens… I am too focused on making it happen rather than just letting it go.”When coaxed about his thought process as he walks out to bat, the wicketkeeper-batter said: “When I am sitting out, I make plans—observe how the wicket is playing and all. How the bowlers are bowling, how the wicket is behaving. Then obviously play a few balls, get a feel of the wicket, and make a basic plan.”Pant is having an excellent series so far. The southpaw has scored 342 runs in four innings, including two centuries—one in each innings at Headingley.Ahead of the Lord’s Test, starting Thursday, Pant said the ball has become a big problem and it’s not good for the game.
“The gauge (to measure the balls) should be the same—whether it’s Dukes or Kookaburra. But it would be better if it was smaller (laughs). The balls are giving so much trouble. Definitely, I feel it’s a big problem because the ball is getting out of shape,” said Pant.“What I’ve seen is that the ball is getting deformed too much. That has never happened to me before. It’s definitely irritating for the players because every ball plays differently. When it becomes softer, sometimes it doesn’t do much. But as soon as they change the ball, it starts doing a lot.“As a batsman, you’ve got to keep adjusting to it. But at the same time, I feel it’s not good for cricket anyway,” said the explosive batter.
