'He Will Finish As India's Greatest Ever Wicketkeeper': Dinesh Karthik Makes HUGE Prediction On Rishabh Pant

India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has said that while it is unfair to call Rishabh Pant the country's best wicketkeeper-batter ever with just 34 Tests behind his back, he will finish as the best for sure. Pant scored his sixth Test hundred on his comeback to the format after more than a year on Day 3 of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai. Pant’s turmoil has been documented after that horrifying car crash in December 2022 and the way he reacted after reaching his sixth Test hundred with a double off Shakib Al-Hasan underscored the value he attached to the knock. Pant stood near the middle of the track with closed eyes, an upward tilted head and a raised bat, offering a silent prayer, perhaps, to the Lord above for returning life and cricket to him.

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“It’s very unacceptable to say that he’s played 34 Tests and he’s already India’s greatest wicketkeeper batter. Let’s take time, let’s not jump to conclusions but he’s on course for sure and he will finish as India’s greatest-ever wicketkeeper," Karthik said while speaking on Cricbuzz. Comparisons have been drawn between Pant and former India captain MS Dhoni, especially after the former equalled Dhoni's record of six Test hundreds.Karthik though said that Dhoni's achievements as a captain have given him more weightage than Pant at least till now. “Don’t discount Dhoni’s credentials as a wicketkeeper as well. He not only kept brilliantly, batted and scored runs when it mattered very very well for India but also he led India to a World Test Championship mace which is becoming number 1," Karthik said.Dhoni scored 4876 runs in 90 Tests, with six Test hundreds to his name. Pant, on the other hand, already has 2419 runs in 34 Tests with as many hundreds and 11 half-centuries to his credit.