{"id":252739,"date":"2025-07-10T06:09:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T06:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/252739\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T06:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T06:09:11","slug":"dont-compare-rishabh-pant-with-adam-gilchrist-r-ashwin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/252739\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Don&#8217;t compare Rishabh Pant with Adam Gilchrist&#8221;: R Ashwin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\tOverview:<\/p>\n<p>Ashwin, while acknowledging Pant\u2019s flair and fearless batting, pointed out the importance of developing better match awareness and knowing when to shift gears.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/cricket\/series\/india-national-cricket-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian<\/a> off-spinner <a href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/cricket\/series\/ravichandran-ashwin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ravichandran Ashwin<\/a> has offered a fresh take on Rishabh Pant\u2019s journey in Test cricket, calling for a deeper appreciation of his unique style and abilities. Ashwin feels that Pant should be evaluated on his individual achievements and contributions, rather than being frequently compared to the former Australian legend Adam Gilchrist.<\/p>\n<p>Ashwin feels that while Pant\u2019s daring and attacking style has won over fans, his true greatness will emerge when he balances that flair with better game awareness and understanding of the match situation. \u201cI hope to see <a href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/cricket\/series\/rishabh-pant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rishabh Pant<\/a> reach the heights he\u2019s capable of. We all love the excitement he brings, but he also has the ability to rein himself in when necessary. He\u2019s no longer a newcomer, and I prefer to assess him based on the high standards he can achieve,\u201d Ashwin said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;He is a fabulous player. He is not Adam Gilchrist, many compare him to Gilchrist. He didn&#8217;t have such a good defence. Pant has a high-quality defence. He should be compared with some of the best batters, not Gilchrist. Rishabh Pant can do Pant things,&#8221; Ashwin said on YouTube. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rzzRfKv6U6\">pic.twitter.com\/rzzRfKv6U6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ishan Ghosh\u00b9\u2077\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@PantVerse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PantVerse\/status\/1942779862743384495?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rishabh Pant has grown into a key figure in India\u2019s Test side, often changing the course of matches with his attacking style, particularly in overseas conditions. Pant made history as he became the first Asian wicketkeeper-batter to score over 2,000 Test runs in SENA countries, demonstrating his consistency and skill in challenging situations.<\/p>\n<p>Ashwin, while acknowledging Pant\u2019s flair and fearless batting, pointed out the importance of developing better match awareness and knowing when to shift gears.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRishabh Pant is a fantastic cricketer. People often compare him to Adam Gilchrist, but that\u2019s not quite accurate. Gilchrist didn\u2019t possess the kind of solid defence Pant has. Pant deserves to be measured against the top batters in the world, not just wicketkeeper-batters like Gilchrist. He has his own unique style Pant should be recognised for what he brings to the game,\u201d Ashwin added.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Overview: Ashwin, while acknowledging Pant\u2019s flair and fearless batting, pointed out the importance of developing better match awareness&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":252740,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4101],"tags":[1406,22858,50485,22958,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-252739","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-cricket","9":"tag-h1","10":"tag-ravichandran-ashwin","11":"tag-rishabh-pant","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114827451666286144","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}