Sunil Gavaskar praises Rishabh Pant; says ” Pant as a captain is the one for the future”
Legendary Indian Cricketer usually Known as Little Master; Sunil Gavaskar Praises Delhi Capitals Captain Rishabh Pant in his Column at Sportstar.
Rishabh Pant who was named as the captain of Delhi Capitals after Shreyash Iyer’s injury had a brilliant season as a captain this IPL. Even though IPL 2021 got suspended but midway, through the season Pant Showed his brilliant Captaincy skill and Now he has got high praise from Sunil Gavaskar.
Veteran Indian Cricketer Sunil Gavaskar wrote a column in Sportstar praising Rishabh Pant. Gavaskar quoted in Sportstar that
” In this IPL season, the Delhi Capitals captain has shown that he is clever enough to learn and his usual street smart savvy meant he was on top of most situations and was finding his method to get out of sticky ones. He is one for the future, no doubt about it. “
He also expressed his disconsolate emotions over the suspension of IPL due to some COVID-19 cases. Gavaskar writes in Sportstar that till the suspension of IPL, it was as usual an exciting tournament where games went till final overs.
High praise from the Little Master for Captain Pantastic 💙#YehHaiNayiDilli @RishabhPant17 pic.twitter.com/3AaiGNLFb0
— Delhi Capitals (Stay Home. Wear Double Masks😷) (@DelhiCapitals) May 17, 2021
Delhi Capitals also shared Gavaskar’s praise of Rishabh Pant on its official social media handle. The franchise while sharing Gavaskar’s statement quoted that ” High praise from the Little Master for Captain Pantastic ”
Notably, under the Captaincy of Rishabh Pant; Delhi Capitals had a brilliant season. The team finished on the top of the Points table before the IPL suspension. In its 8 matches, DC won 6 matches and lost just 2 of them.