‘Have learnt from my mistakes and capitalised on opportunities’

Rishabh Pant. Pic/AFP

The supremely talented Rishabh Pant is glad that he has seen a lot of "ups and downs" and evolved as a player, having "learnt from his mistakes" in his short, but eventful international career.

Pant, who recently recovered from COVID-19, is fighting fit and ready to play his 22nd Test for India at the very same venue (Trent Bridge), where he had announced his arrival in the Test match arena with a huge six in 2018. "It's been an amazing journey as I have seen lots of ups and downs early in my career. As cricketers, you evolve, learn from your mistakes, improve yourself and come back to the ground and perform well.

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"I am glad that I have learnt from my mistakes and I capitalised on whatever opportunity I got after that. I am happy," Pant told bcci.tv on Saturday. Pant said that he is trying to learn from everyone in the leadership group in order to become a better player. "I talk to Rohit [Sharma] bhai a lot - about the game as what we have done in previous matches and what we could have done. Also, what we should look to do and look at possible outcomes in future games and what all I can add to my game. I also take technical inputs from Virat [Kohli] bhai. Especially playing in England, standing up to stumps or going back," he said.

Pant wants to pick everyone's brains to become better. "I speak to Ravi [Shastri] bhai a lot as he has played enough cricket all over the world. Ash [R Ashwin] bhai, when he bowls, he has an idea what the batsman's intentions are. So as a batsman, I can ask the bowler as to what he is thinking. As a player, I want to learn from each and every person."

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