Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has compared Rishabh's ball to Dhoni.
The 15th season of the IPL series is just a few days away. So all the team players are undergoing intensive training. The first match of the current IPL series is scheduled to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Chennai Super Kings, led by Dhoni, will take on the Kolkata Knight Riders, led by youngster Shreyas Iyer.
Many of the young players in this IPL series are set to act as captains. Rishabh Pant has been named as the captain of Delhi Capitals, Shreyas Iyer of Kolkata Knight Riders, Hardik Pandya of Gujarat Titans and KL Rahul of Lucknow Super Giants. Similarly, new coaches have been appointed for each team. Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, who played for CSK, has been appointed as the assistant coach for the Delhi team.
Recently, he was asked to compare Rishabh's ball with Dhoni. Shane Watson responded, "It is one of the things that public in general want to compare apples with apples. Every individual is different and everyone has their own nuance and skillset. I know in a perfect world we can try and compare MS Dhoni with Rishabh Pant, but Rishabh and MS Dhoni are very different people and cricketers. They have high skill and Rishabh as a leader is very cool and calm and this is what I have seen with MS as well. To be honest, to see the skill Rishabh has alone, take away his leadership."
"At such a young age, to do what he has done in his cricketing career, it is absolutely incredible. Rishabh can only get better; he can only continue to learn from his experiences. Ricky Ponting was one of the best captains I have played under and he knew how to get the best of his players," he further stated.
"So, Rishabh has good person around him. Rishabh can be the best version of himself and how public and media wants to compare his skills with MS Dhoni, they can at their own peril. For Rishabh and Delhi Capitals, it is important for Rishabh to be the best version of himself," said Watson.
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