Pant has been terribly out of shape in restricted overs cricket this yr, scoring only one fifty within the shortest format means again in February towards the West Indies, whereas crossing the 30-run mark solely twice within the 21 innings that he has performed in 2022.

In ODIs, the 25-year-old had two fifties and 100 within the 9 innings he has performed this yr.

“…the record is just a number. My white-ball numbers are not that bad okay,” Pant informed official broadcaster Prime Video forward of the third and remaining ODI right here on Wednesday.

In comparability, Pant has been at his finest within the Test format and boasts of centuries in England, Australia and South Africa.

Pant mentioned he doesn’t consider as compared at this juncture of his profession. “Comparison does not make sense right now, I am just 24-25 years of age. If you want to do the comparison, you can maybe do it when I am 30-32. Before that, the comparison does not make sense to me,” a visibly miffed Pant mentioned.

Pant, who’s the vice-captain for the continued collection, endured one other failure, scoring simply 10 within the third ODI on Wednesday.

Talking about his most well-liked batting place in restricted overs cricket, Pant mentioned: “I’d select to open in T20Is, quantity 4-5 in ODIs and in Test I’m batting at 5. Yes, the sport plan adjustments if you’re batting decrease down the order however on the identical time it’s important to bat the place the group needs you to.

“There’s no have to premeditate in ODIs, solely in T20s you should premeditate.