Left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant believes the century he scored in the second tour game has boosted his confidence ahead of the four-match Test series between India and Australia which begins Thursday at the Adelaide Oval.
Pant scored a blistering 73-ball ton in the second innings of the pink-ball practice match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Along with Pant (103*), Hanuma Vihari (104*), Shubman Gill (65), and Mayank Agarwal (61) also made notable contributions in the drawn match which was dominated by the visitors. Indian pace quartet of Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, and Mohammed Siraj also impressed with their fierce bowling during the course of the game.
"I think it was a pretty good scenario, when you are playing a three-day first-class game with the pink ball, it was important that we got a practice game with the pink ball. Our bowlers bowled really well, batsmen got some time in the middle, I think we got pretty good practice. Playing under the lights is difficult with the pink ball, the ball starts swinging, batting is relatively easier during the day time," Pant told bcci.tv.
