'It's very unacceptable to say...': Ex-wicketkeeper blasts on Rishabh Pant vs MS Dhoni 'greatest in Test' debate

Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant is in the form of his life since his cricketing comeback after recovering from the injuries he got in a near-fatal accident in December 2022. He made his comeback with Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 where he was the highest run-getter from his team scoring 446 runs in 13 matches. After witnessing his performance in the IPL he was shortlisted for India's squad for T20 World Cup 2024 where while batting at number three he proved himself as a game changer in many games for Rohit Sharma & Co. 

After India's T20 World Cup win, he featured in the T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka. Now, the wicketkeeper batter made his Test comeback in the recently concluded 1st Test match against Bangladesh where he scored 39 and 109 runs respectively. With his century, Pant equalled the record of India's legendary skipper MS Dhoni's Test ton record. Soon after Pant's ton many cricketing experts and fans started comparing him with Dhoni. However, former India wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik has a different say on that, he said that it is too early to compare him with Dhoni because Pant has just played 34 Test matches. 

"It's very unacceptable to say that he's played 34 Tests and he's already India's greatest wicketkeeper batter. Let's take time, let's not jump to conclusions but definitely he's on course for sure and he will finish as India's greatest ever wicketkeeper," Karthik said on Cricbuzz.

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Karthik further agreed that Pant would surely finish his career as India's greatest wicketkeeper but Dhoni was not just a wicketkeeper he batted and scored runs for India during the crunch situation. 

 

"Don't discount Dhoni's credentials as a wicketkeeper as well. He not only kept brilliantly, batted and scored runs when it mattered very very well for India but also he led India to a World Test Championship mace which is becoming number 1. So you got to give all that weightage as well when you speak about a player all round," he added.

 

However, after completing the 1st Test match Pant was spotted at Chennai airport along with Virat Kohli. Both batters travelled to New Delhi before the second Test match which is scheduled to take place at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. 

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