Nidahas Trophy 2018, 1st T20I: Four positive takeaways for the Men in Blue

#2 Smart Batting by Rishabh Pant

Although Rishabh Pant scored with a strike rate of only 100, one would definitely call his innings a classy one. He was struggling on the pitch for the first few balls of his innings and instead of playing his shots, he opted to give more of the strike to Dhawan.

Shikhar Dhawan had completed his half-century before Pant came into bat. Although India's situation had stabilized, it was important for the team to fetch as many runs as possible. Pant worked smartly to give Dhawan more balls to play, who convert them into big runs. The Delhi youngster was struggling to hit big shots, which he realized on time, and thus, started rotating the strike. Dhawan, who was well settled at the crease, continued playing his shots, which took the team to a respectable total.