Rathour also understands the pressure of replacing Dhoni, but he reckons that it will only make him a better and a stronger cricketer.
Pant, 22, has often been criticised for not delivering with the bat on a consistent basis and also faltering behind the stumps.
Samson also recalled their stunning partnership in IPL 2017 against Gujarat Lions in Delhi where he scored 61 off 31 and Pant smashed 97* in 43 deliveries.
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Parthiv Patel, who made his India debut in 2002, spoke his mind when asked about his first choice as Indias wicket-keeper in ODIs and T20Is.
Pant was criticised a lot for his game, but Yuvraj reckons that the youngster lacked the experience of playing at the big stage and that India lost the game because they planned the tournament poorly.
Known to call spade a spade, Yuvraj said the team lacks a person who can work with a player's head when needed and every individual is different from the other in that aspect.
Suniel picked his 14-member squad for the tournament which is still shrouded in uncertainty owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
In conversation with former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra, Nehra reckoned that the management should learn to back players for a longer time and not confuse themselves with other available options.
Tendulkar doesn't wish to get into selection policies, he says that fitness should be the criteria, not age.
Being a wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has idolised Adam Gilchrist and Dhoni all his life.
Pant added that seniors in the team like M.S. Dhoni, skipper Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan help him a lot along with former star Yuvraj Singh and veteran Suresh Raina.
Pant had scored 684 runs in 14 matches in that season at 52.61 and a strike rate of 158.41 with six half-century scores. It was the most scored by a Delhi Capitals batsman in a single season
Raina backed the wicketkeeper-batsman and claimed that his flick reminds him of legendary Rahul Dravid.
India's premier fast bowler Mohammed Shami heaped praise on wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and also talked about the rise of KL Rahul.
Ishant on Wednesday responded to questions sent by fans via a video for Delhi Capitals where he answered on topics ranging from memorable Test performance to captaincy of Shreyas Iyer and about his advantages and disadvantages of height factor as a pacer.
Raina feels that someone from the team has to step up and guide the young southpaw in the right direction to rectify his mistakes.
Cricketers have been making do with interacting with fans and with each other on social media with almost all professional matches coming to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic.
When Bumrah tells Rohit that Rishabh Pant had challenged him for a six-hitting competition, the Indian vice-captain had a brutal reply ready.
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