Indian team is looking for a stable wicketkeeper-batsman who can give the batting lineup the stability it needs, know the Sanju Samson vs Rishabh Pant stats
India has three contenders for the place and here we will have a look at the Statistical Comparison between Rishab Pant, Ishan Kishan, and Sanju Samson.
Sanju Samson vs Rishabh Pant vs Ishan Kishan Stats In ODI, T20, Test And IPL Cricket Matches
Since the best-ever wicketkeeper-batsman of India MS Dhoni retired from international cricket Indian team has failed to find the correct replacement for him. They have tested a bunch of wicket-keeper batters but none of them have provided the stability that MS used to.
In test cricket, Rishab Pant did an amazing job and has almost surpassed MS’s legacy in Test cricket. Though It is not fair for youngsters to expect the same kind of performance as MS used to do in Blue jersey.
India has tried 5 wicket-keeper batters since Dhoni’s retirement
There was a time when India rarely produced Wicket keeping batters. Legendary batsman Rahul Dravid took the gloves as there was a shortage of Wicket keepers at that time in India. But now India has a bunch of talented young Wicket-keeping batters thanks to IPL.
Indian team has used Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Rishab Pant, Dinesh Karthik, and KL Rahul in this position since Dhoni’s departure. Unfortunately, none of them proved to be consistent in holding this position for a long time.
Statistical Comparison between Rishab Pant, Ishan Kishan, and Sanju Samson
All three of these batters do have the caliber to succeed on the biggest stage but are somehow not able to soak the pressure of expectations. Here we will look at the stats of Rishab, Sanju, and Ishan.
Stat comparison In IPL
Rishab Pant – Pant has been the best among all three of them in terms of stats in IPL. The southpaw has scored 2838 runs in just 98 innings with an amazing strike rate of 147.97. He averages 34.61 in IPL.
Sanju Samson – Samson is the captain of the Rajasthan Royals for a long time now. He has scored 3526 in 138 games he has been part of in IPL. He averages 29.14 at a strike rate of 153.72.
Ishan Kishan – In a short career at IPL Ishan has gained a reputation as a potential wicket-keeping batsman of India in T20. He has played 65 matches in IPL and has amassed 1870 runs at a strike rate of 132.44.
Comparison in Overall International matches
Rishab Pant: There is no competition between these three players when it comes to Test Cricket as Rishab is leading by far. Rishab has an average of 43.32 in Test cricket and has scored 2123 already in 31 Tests.
In ODI and T20Is Pant has been very off-color as he has an average of 31 and 22 respectively.
Sanju Samson: Sanju hasn’t got a chance to play in the Test but he has featured in 1 ODI and 14 T20Is. He has scored 46 and 251 runs respectively.
Ishan Kishan: Ishan has played 4 One-days and 18 T20 Internationals for India. In the 3 ODI’s he played he scored 88 runs at an average of 29.33. In T20Is he scored 532 runs at an average of 31.29.