Of late, Rishabh Pant hasn't lived up to my expectations: Inzamam-ul-Haq

Former Pakistan skipper InzamamulHaq believes that India wicketkeeperbatter Rishabh Pant hasnt lived up to his expectations latelyHe added that when he started to see Pant play he felt that the 24yearold will turn out to be like MS Dhoni UlHaqs comments come after Pant made an unbeaten 17 runs in 17 balls and had slammed the winning boundary for India in the first T20I in JaipurI am saying this because the Indian team was under pressure in the World Cup They were under media pressure but Pant appeared under a lot of pressure from different things Earlier as well he had been under pressure but he always used to hit his way out of it with attacking cricket irrespective of the formats Of late he hasnt lived up to my expectations He scored 17 off 17 but having said that Pant is a treat to watch He must have realized it and Im certain he will improve his game said ulHaq on his Youtube channel The Match WinnerI had a lot of expectations from Rishabh Pant The way he has performed in the last one or two years I rated him highly His batting style and the way I saw him play in Australia then against England when they toured India earlier this year The conditions he played in I thought that like Dhoni when the top order flops he covers up for it at the bottom I felt that Pant is that sort of player On seeing his initial performances felt that he would be a fantastic player But during the Mens T20 World Cup he didnt live up to my expectationsThe 51yearold believes that even though India began their threematch T20I series on a winning note against New Zealand they havent still moved on from the pressure in the Mens T20 World Cup Despite their win India still seems to be under pressure It feels as if they still havent got over their poor Mens T20 World Cup campaign I wont say that India played great rather I feel that New Zealand played badly There were a lot of misfields and dropped many catches too handing the match to India But I still believe that India hasnt shrugged off the pressure from the recent World Cup campaignUlHaq was in praise of offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin who took 223 which didnt allow New Zealand to get the extra runs batting first The way India had kept Ashwin out of the combination I feel it cost them a bit at the World Cup as they got the new spinner in Varun Chakravarthy Though the new guy could have been talented in big matches you need experienced people who can do the job for you under pressure I am saying this because pressure is a bad thing which can put off the best of people Ashwin is a highly experienced player who has played everywhere and delivered the goods against every team The way he bowled today Wednesday it is there for everyone to seeAlso Read PHOTOS T20 World Cup The heroes in the desertThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever