Warning bell for ‘erratic’ Pant

Dharamsala: India head coach Ravi Shastri has made it clear that Rishabh Pant will be “rapped on the knuckels” if he keeps on playing rash shots like the one he did against the West Indies recently. Shastri did not mince words as he pointed out that the young wicketkeeperbatsman has let the team down during India’s recent tour of the West Indies where he was dismissed first ball in an ODI game. “We’ll let him be but at times when you see a shot, like the first ball dismissal in Trinidad, if he repeats that, then he will be told. There will be a rap on the knuckles, talent or no talent,” the head coach said. “As simple as that. Because you are letting the team down, forget letting yourselves down. In a situation where you have the captain at the other end, a target to chase, the need of the hour is sensible cricket,” Shastri was quoted as saying in an interview. Shastri said Pant has unquestionable talent but if he can sort out his shot-selection and decision-making, he will be unstoppable. “No one will even think of changing his style.”