"Rishabh Pant is sure walking on thin ice now"

Another limited-overs game for India and another missed opportunity for wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant. While the reserve wicket-keeper Sanju Samson was dropped for the final two ODIs in the ongoing New Zealand tour, the visiting side keeps on backing the out-of-form Pant. Seems like the left-handed advantage is letting Pant keep his place.

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But most of the Indian fans are not at all happy with out-of-form Pant featuring in the playing XI while in-form Samson is being benched. As a matter of fact, Samson wasted almost all of his chances when he was presented with opportunities earlier in his career which is what Rishabh is doing now!

However, the Men in blue fans are not at all happy with what Pant is doing in the limited-overs format. Here are some of the tweets after Pant was dismissed after scoring just 10 runs off 16 deliveries in the third and final ODI in New Zealand on Wednesday (Nov 30).

“Mera white ball record kharab nahi hai”, and Rishabh Pant gets out for 10. Actions speak louder than words #INDvNZ #RishabhPant

— Vishesh Roy (@vroy38) November 30, 2022

Rishabh Pant in ODI cricket in 2022: 16, 85, 0, 11, 18, 56, 0, 125*, 15, 10.

Another failure for India's wicketkeeper 😒#RishabhPant #India #NZvsIND #Cricket #ODIs pic.twitter.com/J7DW9nB4k7

— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) November 30, 2022

Rishabh Pant is sure walking on thin ice now. Hasn’t been able to put value on his wicket #IndvsNZ

— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) November 30, 2022

Sanju Samson is more deserving player to be in the XI but he is not given enough chances and Rishabh Pant's form is also a serious issue for team India because he is the main WK batsman for India. (5/6)

— Aarav (@sigma__male_) November 30, 2022

Great innings by #RishabhPant. Century just missed by 90 runs. Boycott Rishabh Pant. #ReleaseAzamSwati #BCCI #INDvsNZ #JusticeForSanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/1ReCLUl79S

— Amai K Tweet Tweet🦜 (@ItsAmaiKroos) November 30, 2022

@BCCI @ianuragthakur @SDhawan25 @Nitesh4987
Rishabh pant is not performing well but getting chance again and again. Sanju samson is available but not getting chance. This is the Partiality with talent.

— ATUL CHAUHAN (@aTuLBanna) November 30, 2022

@BCCI please do not invest in Rishabh Pant Unless he prove himself at domestic level. I do not know who is influencing him.

— VeeH (@vh1911) November 30, 2022

Alright!
Play Rishabh Pant ONLY in tests.
Play Surya Kumar Yadav ONLY in T20s.
Play Iyer only is ODIs.

I've been saying this for atleast a couple of years: without Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Indian team is AVERAGE! Don't let the "smoke & mirrors" of Youngsters fool you.

— Karan Vij (@thekaranvij) November 30, 2022