Rishabh Pant braces for Jofra Archer challenge at Lord’s: Going to be a good contest

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ENG vs IND, 2nd Test: In the pre-match press conference before the Lord's Test, Rishabh Pant said that he's looking forward to facing Jofra Archer, who's making his Test comeback after around four and a half years.

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00:00Rishabh, from what we've seen so far, the coordination between you and Shubman,

00:05multiple times, conversations, you going up, that seems extremely refreshing.

00:09Can you talk about the way the camaraderie is being built,

00:12how the team is coming together as a collective, the leadership group, you and Shubman?

00:17See, we feel, like I said before also in PC, that when you have a good camaraderie of the field,

00:25I think it eventually shows on the field, and that is exactly what happened.

00:30What's happening? Because, you know, when two people trust each other,

00:34it's easier to do the same thing, the communication is better on the ground,

00:38and hopefully we can do the same thing with the whole team going forward

00:43and just make it one big unit.

00:50Rishabh, Rishabh,

00:51Rishabh, Jansar Shubman,

00:55hey Jajabh,

01:08when you have a step up

01:10level up

01:13this opportunity

01:14rather than you see it as a

01:16setback

01:17Boomerah was not playing

01:20because of workload management

01:22but still Akash Deep stood up

01:24Siraj stood up

01:26and that is very nice to see

01:28that at this time

01:29when the baller is level up

01:31so eventually the team becomes better and better

01:35but you are also working on the batting

01:39Sir, it is working for every individual

01:42so it is working on us

01:44Rishabh, Akash Deep after a match

01:48personal battle

01:49of course the world is talking about bowling

01:53but we never forget about this human side

01:57so what are you talking about

01:59Akash Deep's personal battle

02:01ground or off the field

02:05what are you talking about

02:06how do you deal with it mentally

02:07and how do you deal with it

02:08and how do you deal with it

02:09and how do you deal with it

02:10and how do you deal with it

02:11so mainly this is

02:13I knew that it was happening

02:14at the time of IPL

02:15that it was happening

02:17but there are some things

02:19that if you keep them personally

02:21it is always better

02:22so definitely conversation is

02:24but the more you keep it personal

02:26it is better that way

02:27Rishabh, this match

02:30of course 3 days

02:31you guys are playing a match

02:32at Edge Boston

02:33at Edge Boston

02:34and it is a very short time

02:36during this match

02:37so is this team a big believer in momentum

02:40you think that momentum is a factor

02:42obviously it is a new game

02:43but is momentum a factor

02:45see definitely it is a short turnaround

02:48but like you said

02:50when you have a momentum in your side

02:52you want that short turnaround

02:54so we are not thinking about that too much

02:57yes it is good for us to have a momentum

02:59but still you know eventually you got to play the good cricket

03:02and this team will play better will win eventually

03:05Rishabh, have you got a chance to see the wicket yet?

03:09because they have been talking about that

03:12there will be a little bit more of pace and movement there

03:14given the way your team has played on the last two pitches

03:18do you think that you have managed to force them

03:22to deviate from their plans on playing flatter tracks

03:25to chase down bigger totals

03:26do you consider that as a win for you?

03:28see as a team generally what we plan is

03:32whatever the condition is given to us

03:34see we don't want to think about what the opposition is thinking

03:37are they changing their plan or not?

03:39whatever they are doing

03:41we will do our best and do better from there

03:44simple

03:45Rishabh, just what Arani asked

03:48wicket peh ek toh wicket ka

03:51and dousra yeh

03:52same team combination ke saath

03:54Jaspreet Bumra ka already

03:56I think the option is still open

04:09I think discussions are still going on

04:11but 3-1 hoga yaa 3-2 hoga

04:15we will get to know by tomorrow only

04:17so discussions are going on

04:19because what's happening

04:20when you see the wicket

04:21in two days

04:22sometimes it changes the colour

04:24the moisture will become less also

04:26so we have to see the eventually

04:28take a call

04:29how the wicket is going to play

04:31Rishabh, leads me

04:33jabh hum series seh pehle

04:35preview pc ke liya aethe

04:37tibh wicket bhoot hari tii

04:39I have asked you to ask you

04:40that you have said that

04:41here we have a habit that

04:42we know that hari wicket will get

04:43but in the past two

04:44in the past two

04:45wicket bhoot hari nahi tii

04:46na pace

04:47na bounce

04:48na swing

04:49toh kitnay amazed huye

04:50aap loog

04:51aur kya

04:52yeh aap loog ko follow kiya

04:53tha aap loog honne

04:54pehle se ki

04:55england joh hai woh is rand niti

04:56pere ab kheelti ha

04:57apni batting ko zyadha strong kerti ha

04:59aur usko kis tariqe se counter kiya

05:01see

05:02yeh hi baat huye tii

05:03discussion ki

05:04wicket

05:05achse honge

05:06england door peh

05:07because

05:08jaysse woh cricket

05:09kheelti aapna

05:10woh thoda achcha wicket hi chahiye

05:11batting ke liya eventually

05:13toh humara yeh hi tha ki

05:14hum

05:15achse wicket mein

05:1620 wicket

05:17kaise nikal sektate

05:18shubhman bhi bool raha tha

05:1920 wicket ke baare mein

05:20woh

05:21islehe woh thought already planned tha ki

05:23eventually

05:24batters have to step up

05:25because

05:26doh humare senior

05:27bhoot bade player nahi hai

05:28but

05:29like i said ki

05:30yeh hi opportunity hoti hai

05:32step up karne ki

05:33and people are doing that slowly slowly

05:35eventually

05:36we might do better as a team

05:38you've kept a lot to jaspreet bumra

05:41what makes him so special?

05:46i think everything

05:47i think

05:48how accurate he is

05:50the way his mind works

05:51i think

05:52he's just amazing man

05:54and is he

05:55and is that late movement that he gets

05:56is that particularly difficult for a wicket keeper?

05:58i think it's more difficult for the wicket keeper behind the wicket

06:01than for a bat soon i guess

06:03especially in england

06:04thank you

06:05thank you

06:06thank you

06:08rishab

06:09rishab

06:10i feel

06:11i feel

06:12i feel

06:13gage same

06:14but

06:16i feel

06:21it's a big problem

06:22because the ball is getting out of shape

06:23but at the same time

06:24it's not up to us

06:25because visually when you see the ball

06:27you can see the ball

06:28you can see the shape

06:29but the rules are like such

06:30until unless someone changes it

06:32it's not up to the place

06:33it's not up to the place

06:34rishab

06:35rishab

06:36rishab

06:37rishab

06:38i think it could be fun watching you bat against him

06:40i feel

06:41i feel

06:42gage same

06:43i feel

06:44it's a big problem

06:45i feel it's a big problem

06:47because the ball is getting out of shape

06:49but at the same time

06:50it's not up to us

06:51because visually when you see the ball

06:53you can see the shape

06:54but the rules are like such

06:56until unless someone changes it

06:58it's not up to the players

06:59rishab

07:01rishab

07:02i think it could be fun watching you bat against Jofra Archer

07:05are you looking forward to it in this test match?

07:07see personally whenever i step on the field

07:10i always enjoy my cricket

07:12and try to give my 200%

07:14not particularly about any individual

07:17just being on the field

07:18yes it's going to be a good contest always

07:20because he's also coming back after a long break

07:23let's see how it goes

07:24you're pleased to see him?

07:25yes i'm happy he's back

07:27he's back

07:32rishab

07:33some of your teammates including Shubman

07:35have worked with Brendan McCollum before

07:37in the IPL at KKR

07:39have you spoken to them at all about

07:40what he's like as a coach

07:41and how he might have influenced some of them

07:43particularly Shubman?

07:45i think personally i don't know as of now

07:48how personally he has influenced Shubman

07:50but whenever you talk to you

07:52Baz

07:53you know

07:54he gives you that freedom always

07:56the conversation he does is always positive

07:59and as a coach you want someone to have positive conversation

08:02and gives you good feedback

08:04shubman

08:05is the one that is a coach

08:07and it's very difficult to do

08:08that

08:09you have talked about it

08:11a lot of things that you have been able to run

08:13in the beach

08:14you are listening to us

08:15through Stump Bike

08:16you are listening to us

08:17you are listening to us

08:18to be able to head you

08:19to be able to head you

08:20to be able to head you

08:21It has changed your mind and it has increased the volume of your mind that you have heard all the words.

08:26You have to talk to yourself and try to break your mind.

08:29You have to leave your mind so that you can beat your mind 6-4-4 hours.

08:38Generally, the idea is that keep talking to yourself as a batsman.

08:43That's big.

08:45No, it is always big.

08:47But if you listen to the mic more, you will get more information.

08:52There is no communication in front of you.

08:54But as a batsman, I am doing the same thing as a kid.

09:00I keep telling myself.

09:02Because my coach used to tell me that keep talking to you,

09:05who were late Shri Tarek Sina Sartai, who taught me things.

09:09I still try to do the same thing, always.

09:13Rishabh, I think this may have been asked already by Sid, but I didn't understand the answer in Hindi.

09:19Do you think this series has had more balls go out of shape than previous series that you have played in?

09:25And also, with regard to that, is it satisfactory that the universal ring should be used for both Dukes and Kookaburra balls in your opinion?

09:36I think the ring can be the same for both the balls.

09:40But like you said, I think in this series, what I have seen, the ball is getting D-shaped too much.

09:46That has never happened like this too much.

09:49Is it irritating for players?

09:52It's definitely irritating for the players because, you know, every ball plays in different.

09:57Because when it becomes softer, sometimes it's not doing too much.

10:01But as soon as it changes the ball, it's started to do enough.

10:04So, as a batsman, you're going to keep adjusting to it.

10:07But at the same time, I feel it's not good for cricket eventually.

10:11Hi, Rishabh.

10:13Yesterday, Kotak was saying that you are one of the players who tend to break the momentum of the opposition.

10:20And you've done that before in one of the finals in the World Cup.

10:23So, do you do something differently? Do you think about that or just play your natural game?

10:28Do you have that in mind that I have to do something differently to break the opposition's momentum?

10:33See, for me personally, I try to have a very clear mindset when I'm batting.

10:40Just playing one ball at a time, that is something which has really helped me.

10:45But personally, when the other team is thinking, yes, I do have an idea what they want me to do.

10:52But eventually, you know, you have to have that self-discipline, how you're going to counter it.

10:58You have to make your own plans and just play the game.

11:03Thank you, guys.

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