Rishabh Pant is a special player, he instils fear in the opposition – Dinesh Karthik

India’s experienced wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has heaped praise on Rishabh Pant.

Karthik, who will be seen as a commentator in the upcoming World Test Championship final, stated that Pant is special as he can instil fear in the opposition with his attacking batting.

Pant has the skills to turn the match on its head and he likes to hit the ground running. The pugnacious southpaw batsman is known to catapult his attack on the opposition and he can make a deep impact on the game if he gets settled.

Pant has been in sublime form in the last six months and he has batted at the top of his game. 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.

Dinesh Karthik has backed Rishabh Pant to play 100 Test matches for the Indian team.

“I have no doubt that he will be an integral part of Indian cricket and be one of those who is going to play 100 Tests And a lot of white-ball cricket for India as well,” Karthik told Sports Today in an exclusive interview.

“He has got a terrific head on his shoulders. I think with the limited technical skill he has, he gets a lot of runs.

He optimises, he instills fear in the opposition because of the audacious shots he plays and they end up spreading the field but still he ends up scoring runs, be it the red-ball or white-ball format.

“He is a very special player. He is somebody who is constantly helping Indian cricket move on to greater heights,” Karthik added.

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