Ganguly Counters Kohli, Says Let Pant Go Through Dhoni Chants

Rishabh Pant is still young and he should find his own way to deal with the pressure of comparisons with MS Dhoni, BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly has said.

Pant has been drawing flak for his underwhelming show in limited-overs cricket stretching back to the ICC Cricket World Cup in England earlier this year. Be his poor shot selection or wicketkeeping errors, his each wrong move is under intense scrutiny.  Recently, during a home series, the crowd began chanting Dhoni after Pant made an error while keeping which led captain Virat Kohli launching a passionate defense of his young teammate.

However, Ganguly feels otherwise saying the pressure is good for Pant. “It’s good for him (Pant). He should get used to it. Let him hear it and let him find a way to succeed. He will be under pressure and let him go through it and figure out on his own,” Ganguly said during the India Today Conclave (East) in Kolkata on Friday.