"I could share anything and everything with him" - Rishabh Pant talks about his bond with MS Dhoni

Team India’s talented wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant recently shared about his bond with former India captain MS Dhoni and how he could share things with him he wouldn’t with anyone else as well. However, Pant made his debut in 2017 during the fag end of Dhoni’s international career.

MS Dhoni is arguably India’s most accomplished captain and wicketkeeper-batter, leading the side to three ICC titles. Dhoni has scored over 17,000 runs in his 15-year international career as well. Speaking to Star Sports, Pant shared his special relationship with Dhoni and revealed a hilarious incident between the duo.

“I always find it difficult to explain my relationship with him (MS Dhoni). I could share anything and everything with him. Even those things that I’d normally not share with anyone else,” Rishabh Pant said. “Once during training, I told him that I am able to keep flawlessly during IPL games but when it comes to international games, I fumble or make mistakes. I asked him for advice and he just told me casually to keep the same mentality like for an international game. As if it was that easy and I told him that ‘Bhaiyya, you are a legend, I’m just starting’ (laughs). I sometimes joke with him that, ‘you became a legend and left all the pressure on me, that’s unfair.”

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However, Rishabh Pant’s career has paused due to a horrific car accident he suffered in December 2022. He has been out of action since then but he is likely to return to lead the Delhi Capitals in the 2024 IPL season. And, Rishabh Pant also opined on the comparisons he faced with MS Dhoni and said it was unfair and spoke about how it made him cry in his room also.

“I never understood this comparison (with Dhoni) because one player had barely played five games and the other had played 500 games. The comparison made no sense at all. I used to go back in my room and cry. I felt a lot of pressure and wondered how I’ll manage. Then I missed that stumping in Mohali and the crowd started to chant ‘Dhoni! Dhoni!’. It was tough,” concluded Rishabh Pant.

Despite the comparisons, Rishabh Pant has made headlines with his game, especially in Test cricket and he will do that in coming years as well.