Ashish Nehra believes Rishabh Pant is a better captain than Sanju Samson after their various captaincy debuts in the IPL 2021.
Rishabh Pant‘s captaincy journey started with a flyer as he marshalled Delhi Capitals to a comfortable win against three-time champions Chennai Super Kings. At the same time, Sanju Samson led from the front against Punjab Kings with an impressive hundred. But he fell inches short of success in the last ball mystery.
Talking to Cricbuzz, Ashish Nehra confession that it’s still too early to judge the young wicketkeeper-batsman for their captaincy certification. Though, he chose Rishabh Pant to be the better leader on account of his on-field view at the time of the win against CSK.
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“You need at least 2-3 matches to judge how a captain is performing on the field. I am not looking just at the result. I will like to look at his outlook on the field, his bowling changes, how he reacts when his bowlers are getting hit, his calls on the batting order, and the coach. And all this takes time. But whatever I have seen till now, there hasn’t been anything extraordinary. But, yes, Rishabh Pant has looked a bit better than Sanju Samson. His attitude during Delhi’s match, while it was while batting or fielding, and how he won it comfortably, made him look better than Sanju Samson,” Ashish Nehra said.
Both Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson have young leadership take a chance to show before this tournament. Pant led Delhi to the Ranji Trophy final in 2017, becoming the youngest ever to do so, but hasn’t skippered any other team considering.
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The Bihu returns to @IPL 😉 #HallaBol | #RRvDC | #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/T7tmlSSY4a
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 15, 2021
Concurrently, Samson recently skippered Kerala’s state team in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, marginally missing out on the knockouts.
Rishabh Pant out for 51 against Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals
Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson’s team are right now playing their second game of the match in Mumbai. Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bowl first. Rishabh Pant top-scored for the Capitals with a rapid-fire 51 off 32 runs before getting run-out.
Sanju Samson and Co. need 148 runs to win at 7.4 runs per over.
A signature counter-attacking fifty from skipper @RishabhPant17 was the highlight of the innings as we mustered a modest total of 1️⃣4️⃣7️⃣ 🙌🏻
Over to you, bowlers 👊🏻#YehHaiNayiDilli #RRvDC #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/6YjOAPkfMT
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 15, 2021
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