New Delhi In Roorkee, Uttarakhand, father Rajinder Pant used to put a pillow on his son Rishabh Pant’s chest and practice it with a cork ball so that Pant’s fear of fast bowlers would be over.
Apart from this, Rajinder used to give Maltova milk to his son to increase his strength. His strength was also seen in his unbeaten 89-run innings in Brisbane and also appeared in his game many times before.
Anyone who has seen Pant’s 138-ball match-winning innings played in Brisbane will know that the lessons learned in the small village of Uttarakhand are the main reason behind this innings.
Unfortunately, Rishabh’s father was not present in this world to watch the innings of Brisbane. But Rishabh must have thought after playing this innings that the result is a result of practicing on the terrace in those days, carrying two tiffin boxes to save time for practice, and the basic hard work done during that time.
Rajinder said in 2019, “I used to practice him with a cork ball on a cement roof at my house in Roorkee, where the ball used to come fast. There was no turf pitch in the city at that time. I would put pillows on his chest Was so that he didn’t get hurt while playing the fast ball. But he got hurt, fractured. It also did this so that his heart got scared. It was extra coaching. ”
Seeing the talent of his son, Rajinder and his wife Saroj decided to send Rishabh to the Dronacharya Award in Delhi for coaching Tarak Sinha.
The journey from Roorkee to Delhi was not easy. His mother got up at three in the morning and took a bus to Delhi so that her son could practice at Sinha’s Sonet Club on Saturdays and Sundays.
He and his son stayed at a nearby gurudwara so that he could practice on Sundays. After this Rishabh started living in Delhi.
When Pant grew up and started living in Delhi, Sinha assumed dual responsibility and also played the role of a parent.
After Tuesday’s win in Australia, Pant called Sinha on WhatsApp. The coaches were certainly happy and congratulated Rishabh.
Sinha said, “I am happy that Rishabh played a responsibility and sensible innings. His off-side shots have also improved and it was seen today. He started slowly, then played fast, especially when Australia took the second new ball. They have good temperament now. I think the Australian team is afraid of them. ”
Pant won the team unbeaten.
Sinha said, “It was on his mind for a long time – that I have to win the team while unbeaten. Some people were criticizing him for not finishing the match. He wants to be the finisher and today he told that He is on this path. I also told him that he comes out in the line of ninety and is not able to complete a century. ”
Pant has been out in ninety three times in Tests. Twice in 2018 in the West Indies and the third against Australia in Sydney this month.
However, Rishabh did not get a chance to complete a century on Tuesday.
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