Rishabh Pant will take 15 years to become next Dhoni: Sourav Ganguly

New Delhi, December 6, 2019:

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly had opined that the Indian team’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant should get used to hearing chants of “Dhoni” and figure his own mechanism to deal with the extreme pressure that comes with being a cricketer.

Rishabh Pant has been facing intense scrutiny for his underwhelming performances in white-ball cricket, however, skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma have been backing him to perform well sooner or later.

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Meanwhile, Kohli on Thursday commented that Pant can't be isolated to such an extent that he starts feeling nervous on the field. He also added that he finds it disrespectful when fans chanted Mahendra Singh Dhoni's name when the youngster made mistakes during a recent home series.

Following this, Saurav Ganguly added, “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.” on Friday.

Ganguly said Rishabh Pant will take 15 years of consistency to be the next Dhoni.

The BCCI president added, “The BCCI can’t be thankful enough to MS for what he has done for Indian cricket. We will leave it at that. We are speaking to Virat, the selectors, that's what it is. We will address (Dhoni's future) as and when it comes.”

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