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‘Everyone is judged on performance’

‘Everyone is judged on performance’

3 min readUpdated: Jun 5, 2026 02:15 PM IST India head coach Gautam Gambhir said on Friday that Rishabh Pant hasn’t been asked to abandon the aggressive manner in which he bats in Test cricket before stating that it is “important to play according to the situation”. Gambhir’s comments come on the eve of India’s one-off Test against Afghanistan, and among the headlines to emerge out of the squad announcement for the match was Pant losing vice-captaincy. “Responsibility is only to play for India. Everything else – captaincy, vice-captaincy and so on – are by-products,” Gambhir told reporters in New Chandigarh on Friday. “When you play for India, you don’t think of these things from the first day. You think about doing well for India. So going from one post to the other are all just by-products. Ultimately, everyone is judged on performance. Whether it be me or anyone in the support staff or any player. Ultimately, that is what international cricket is all about.” Gambhir said that Pant won’t be told to change the …

‘Sorry we couldn’t live up to expectations’: Rishabh Pant posts after India suffer whitewash against South Africa | Cricket News

‘Sorry we couldn’t live up to expectations’: Rishabh Pant posts after India suffer whitewash against South Africa | Cricket News

After getting whitewashed by South Africa in the recently-concluded 2-match Test series, India vice-captain apologized to the fans for the teams dismal performances, saying that the unit will ‘regroup, refocus and reset.’ Pant stepped into the captain’s role in the second Test in Guwahati after regular skipper Shubman Gill was ruled out of the series due to a neck injury. “There is no shying away from the fact that we didn’t play good enough cricket over the last two weeks. As a team and as individuals, we always want to perform at the highest level and bring smiles to billions of Indians,” Pant posted on X on Thursday. “Sorry we couldn’t live up to expectations this time, but sport teaches you to learn, adapt and grow – both as a team and as individuals…We know what this team is capable of and we will work hard, regroup, refocus and reset to come back stronger and better as a team & individuals,” he added. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/a5QjzCtY2a — Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) November 27, 2025 After losing the …

India’s ODI squad for South Africa: Ruturaj, Tilak, Rishabh – a chance to impress, but breaking into this batting order won’t be easy | Cricket News

India’s ODI squad for South Africa: Ruturaj, Tilak, Rishabh – a chance to impress, but breaking into this batting order won’t be easy | Cricket News

Out-of-favour white-ball players Rishabh Pant and Ruturaj Gaikwad were offered a shot at reviving their ODI career, as they were picked in India’s squad, to be led by KL Rahul, for the upcoming home series against South Africa. Pant has featured in a lone 50-over game in the last three years, while Gaikwad played the last of his six ODIs in December 2023, but they return thanks to an injury list that includes Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill. Whereas it is premature to say that they are in the selectors’ scheme for the next edition of the World Cup, which is 15 months away, or even automatic choices in the playing XI against South Africa, it affords them a rare break to stake their claims in a largely settled and powerful batting line-up. Ruturaj’s return owes to his rich vein of recent form, hundreds in Ranji Trophy as well as South Africa A encounters, performances that pipped T20 opener Abhishek Sharma. Where he bats, or if he plays, is unsure. Yashasvi Jaiswal would stride out …

‘Where we going in the auction?’: Nathan Lyon asks Rishabh Pant during 1st India vs Australia Test | Cricket News

‘Where we going in the auction?’: Nathan Lyon asks Rishabh Pant during 1st India vs Australia Test | Cricket News

IPL auctions: With the IPL mega auctions coming up in 2 days, the opening Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia was not immune to its chatter with Nathan Lyon and Rishabh Pant engaging in friendly banter over the event in Jeddah. “Where we going in the auction,” Lyon said while Pant was in the middle to which the wicket-keeper batter replied, “No idea.” Pant who was the skipper of Delhi Capitals had been released by the franchise in the wake of the auctions with DC opting to keep hold of Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs and Abishek Porel. SOUND 🔛 Just two old friends meeting! 😁🤝 Don’t miss this stump-mic gold ft. 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗕𝗛-𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜! 🤭 📺 #AUSvINDOnStar 👉 1st Test, Day 1, LIVE NOW! #AUSvIND #ToughestRivalry pic.twitter.com/vvmTdJzFFq — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) November 22, 2024 Pant was roped in for Rs 1.9 crore by Delhi in the IPL 2016 auction and had been retained by the franchise ever since was integral part of the Delhi franchise before his release this year. Pant …

India’s focus will be on self-improvement: Rishabh Pant ahead of Bangladesh series | Cricket News

Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant warned against taking Bangladesh lightly in the upcoming two-Test series, and stressed on the need for India to keep improving themselves to stay ahead of the competition. Bangladesh, who recently blanked Pakistan 2-0 at Rawalpindi, will face Rohit Sharma’s side in the firstTest at Chennai from September 19 before moving to Kanpur. India will play a total of 10 Tests within the next five months as the series against Bangladesh will be followed by three Tests against New Zealand at home in October-November before moving to Australia for the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy. “Asian countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka perform well in Asian conditions because they are accustomed to the wickets,” Pant told Jio Cinema. “As the Indian cricket team, we focus solely on our own standards and how we can improve. Regardless of the opposition, we strive to play with the same intensity and give our 100 percent every single day,” he said. Pant said no series can be taken lightly with the margins between the teams decreasing in international …