WTC Final – Rishabh Pant will be India’s key player against New Zealand – Kiran More

India’s former wicket-keeper batsman Kiran More believes Rishabh Pant will be the team’s key player in the World Test Championship final against New Zealand.

Pant has the skills to turn the match on its head with the help of his blistering batting and he is going to be a dangerous batsman for the Kiwis in the WTC final.

Pant has been in top form in the recent past and he has definitely grown in confidence in the last six months. The southpaw has been able to deliver the goods for the team and he can be the game-changer in the big match.

The left-hander had scored 274 runs in three Test matches against Australia and had played a key role in India’s win Down Under. Subsequently, he scored 270 runs in the four Test matches against England and continued his prolific form in the Test matches.

Pant had scored a match-winning knock of 89 runs in the historic Gabba Test match. Furthermore, he had also scored a fine counter-attacking knock of 101 runs off just 118 balls against England.

Pant is well known for his blistering batting and he is going to play a key role for the Indian team in the WTC final if he can get going.

“I feel he (Rishabh Pant) will once again be the key player for us in the World Test Championship final and also in the England series. He is on top of his game at the moment and I think he feels confident enough to change the course of the game with the bat from any position,” Kiran More was quoted as saying by rediff.com.

Furthermore, Pant has improved his wicket-keeping skills and the same was palpable in the Test series against England in the home conditions when he kept brilliantly for Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel.

“I believe he has settled down nicely now. This is his second tour to England, in fact, the third tour if you consider the World Cup in 2019. He knows the conditions well, he has scored a century in a Test match. With the gloves too, I believe he will do a good job,” More added.

The WTC final will take place at Ageas Bowl, Southampton from June 18.