Asia Cup 2022: Rishabh Pant from India vs Mohammad Rizwan from Pakistan, impact keepers, and their ripple effect

Asia Cup 2022: Rishabh Pant from India vs Mohammad Rizwan from Pakistan, impact keepers, and their ripple effect

Asia Cup 2022: Rishabh Pant from India vs Mohammad Rizwan from Pakistan, impact keepers, and their ripple effect: The T20 format of the game gives away fair opportunities to all players. They have freedom to express themselves. This is the year of the T20 International World Cup. The Asia Cup serves as a rehearsal for the Asian teams to play on the grandest stage of them all.

India faced Pakistan in the first game of Group A on August 28, 2022, at the Dubai International Stadium. India has been the defending champion. The team started the journey on a winning note. They defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets. Team India last faced Pakistan in the ICC T20I World Cup. This match took place in the United Arab Emirates. The Babar Azam-led Pakistan side outplayed the Indian team in every department and defeated India by a margin of 10 wickets.

Contributing on a large scale to one of Pakistan’s most famous wins, Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batsman scored 79 runs off 55 deliveries. He built a partnership of 152 runs with skipper Babar Azam who scored 68 runs off 52 deliveries.

On the other hand, stands India’s Rishabh Pant. Pant is a swashbuckler and an aggressive batsman. When in full form, Pant can score runs and change the course of the game in no matter of time. The wicketkeeper-batsman over the years attained the name of being one of the finest red-ball players. His impact on the white-ball game has not been impressive yet. But Rishabh Pant possesses all the capability to get into the opposition’s mind both with his keeping and batting. A chattery Pant behind the stumps plays a key role in rattling the focus of the batsman. T20Iseems to be a fun game. The format can change within a few overs here and there. This will be the point when Pant comes in handy. Once he gets going, the opposition does not find it easy to get back into the game. 

A comparison between Pakistan’s Mohammed Rizwan and India’s Rishabh Pant on how their careers have developed so far:

Pakistan: Mohammed Rizwan

A descendant of Peshawar, Mohammed Rizwan’s cricketing career was a hit as soon as he played a blinder of an innings against the Indian team in the 2021 edition of the T20I World Cup. Rizwan debuted for the Pakistan national cricket team in the year 2015. He struggled to keep his position in the team as he was regarded as an inconsistent batsman. To add to his disappointments, the availability of former Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Khan kept him on the benches. At present, Mohammed Rizwan is experiencing one of the finest times in his career. At an average of 50.36, Mohammed Rizwan collected a total of 1662 runs in 56 matches and 45 innings. He has made a name as one of the most dependable batsmen for the boys in green.

India: Rishabh Pant

It has always been noticed how talented Rishabh Pant is with the bat in his hand. The left-handed keeper-batsman has the capacity to decimate the opposition. Pant worked his way to the Indian team riding high on his tremendous Indian Premier League performances. Pant has found it extremely tough to leave behind an impact in the white-ball format. He still struggles to understand his game. On the other hand, as far as the red ball game is concerned, Pant knows to cement his place. But it does not mean that Pant can have no impact on the shortest format of the game. T20Is change quite quickly and oppositions are wary of Pant. He can turn the game in India’s favor in any situation. With a strike rate of 126.65, Pant has to his name 883 runs in 54 matches and 48 innings.

India’s squad for Asia Cup – Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan

Pakistan’s squad for Asia Cup – Babar Azam (Captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Usman Qadir, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Hasnain, Hasan Ali.