WATCH: Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria picks up Rishabh Pant as best batter ahead of Mohammad Rizwan

The former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria takes a dig at the batter Mohammad Rizwan for his careless batting during crunch situations. Even though Rizwan is a talented batter, he doesn't score runs whenever it's necessary, and that's the worst part about him.

Pointing this out, Kaneria chose Rishabh Pant over Rizwan in a question-answer session in an interview. The former player gave a full explanation as to why he chose Pant over Rizwan, even though the latter plays for his own country.

"He (Rizwan) doesn't score runs when it matters, that's the only problem. In the T20 World Cup, when Rizwan was on strike, Rohit Sharma deliberately brought in Jasprit Bumrah into the attack because he knew that he would get him out. It was very obvious," said Danish Kaneria.

However, in a recent interview, former player Basit Ali spoke in favour of Rizwan for his wonderful captaincy in the ongoing Champions One-day Cup 2024. He has made brilliant progress with his team and has won games, which is why Ali sided with him. Ali said, "The way Rizwan led the side, he proved there is no better skipper than him. He has shown it with his captaincy. He read the pitch; it is a big thing."

Rishabh Pant's stunning comeback in red-ball cricket

Rishabh Pant announced his arrival to red-ball cricket with a blistering performance in the Duleep trophy 2024. He played a brilliant innings against Team India B in the first game of the Duleep Trophy which booked his seat in the 2-match Test series against Bangladesh. Even though he couldnt do much in the first innings, he scored a stunning half-century in the second innings. 

He smashed 61 runs off 47 balls including nine boundaries and two sixes. He did well during fielding as well. Hence, his selection was given. Moreover, he'll be making a brilliant comeback in the red-ball cricket after 20 months. This is a huge achievement for him since his return.