India was knocked out for just 78 runs on the opening day of the Headingley test on Wednesday.© AFP
India’s wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has backed his skipper Virat Kohli’s decision to hit first, admitting the wicket was ‘soft’ in the morning when the visitors were knocked out for 78 against England on the opening day of the third Test in Leeds on Wednesday. England finished the day on 120 points without a loss and Pant said that instead of worrying about what happened, they should “learn from mistakes and move on”. “It’s part of the game. Every day the batting unit is 100 percent, but sometimes it doesn’t go well,” said Pant when asked about the 78 all out, which came just nine months after the Adelaide debacle.
“In the morning the wicket was a bit on the soft side and they bowled in good areas. We could have put in more effort. We can learn from it and just move on. That’s all we can do as cricketers. You learn from you.” mistakes and improve,” said the flamboyant cricketer.
He also felt that despite the wicket being damp, Kohli’s decision to bat first was a collective decision. “I don’t think so,” he replied when asked if hitting first was a tricky move.
“Whatever decision we make, we take as a team. So once we’ve decided we’re going to bat first, we stand behind our decision. Yes, we could have applied a lot better, but we can’t say too much about it keep thinking.” the throw.”
Pant has been pushed into action lately with top orders consistently failing to deliver, but the youngster sees that as an opportunity and not something to put pressure on him.
“As a cricketer, I don’t think that way. Whatever the situation, you think about the team first and what you can do in that situation,” he said.
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“…if the top order collapses and you get a chance, I see it as an opportunity if you can get the team out of that situation, you’re going to do wonders in your life, as a cricketer,” he explained his perspective .
“I see it as an opportunity to move on. I don’t think too much about pressure, because at the end of the day everyone thinks well for the team. So we have to take everything on our chin instead of thinking about pressure. ” “
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