Thursday, 21 January 2021

At a sit-down with Rishabh Pant at his south Delhi home two years ago, the turn of phrase he often he used was: “Express yourself”. It came across as one of those vague, annoying catchlines batsmen routinely employ — rich in jargon and hollow in meaning.

But watching Pant now makes you realise he genuinely swears by it: No matter what the game situation, he finds ways to “express himself”, sometimes through stark belligerence, other times by way of sheer persistence.