IPL 2021: Sanjay Manjrekar compares Rishabh Pant with Virender Sehwag following his explosive knock versus SRH

Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Rishabh Pant is definitely having fun with his new position of captaincy, which will be clearly seen with the way in which DC has been performing within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.

The Capitals began their second leg with a snug win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. With the triumph, DC retained their prime spot within the factors desk.

Pant produced a scintillating efficiency towards SRH, scoring a quickfire 35 not out at a strike charge of near 167. He took Sunrisers bowlers to the cleaners and smashed three fours together with two humungous sixes.

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar was largely impressed by Pant’s brief but devastating knock that helped DC to win the competition by eight wickets. The truth is, Manjrekar went on to match Pant with legendary Indian batter Virender Sehwag.

The cricketer-turned-commentator named Pant the trailblazer of the trendy era, similar to Sehwag was throughout his taking part in days.

“What’s Rishabh Pant for this era? You understand, when Virender Sehwag got here alongside, we had the Dravid’s and the Tendulkars scoring truckloads of runs, after which Virender Sehwag is available in, and he was barely completely different. He was a trailblazer. He bought to his hundred with a six, bought to his 200 with a six, bought to his 300 with a six—that form of batting we had not seen earlier than in Take a look at match cricket. I feel Rishabh Pant, already with lots of Sehwag-kind of gamers round him hitting fours and sixes at will, he’s a man who’s a trailblazer for this era,” stated Manjrekar in T20 Timeout present on ESPNcricinfo.

Manjrekar talked about that Pant doesn’t assault out of desperation as his aggressive batting fashion is already pre-planned. Manjrekar said the benefit of getting a batsman like Pant is that he can end the sport early, and the workforce doesn’t get right into a gap like Punjab Kings (PBKS) bought throughout their contest towards Rajasthan Royals (RR) after they misplaced the sport within the remaining over.

“Generally you possibly can assume that in England, he failed, and the primary shot he tried right now, that’s all calculated dangers that he takes. It’s not out of desperation, he’s not confused or nervous. It’s all pre-planned. We noticed, in the long run, the benefit of getting somebody who can hit the fours and sixes, you then don’t get right into a gap like Punjab Kings the opposite night time. So, these are the benefits. Rishabh Pant is a superb worth to have,” Manjrekar added.