Veteran India batsman Suresh Raina on Monday termed Rishabh Pant as a ‘top guy’ and claimed that he needs the young wicketkeeper-batsman to engage in his pure recreation.

Raina and Pant had been viewed practising together at the nets as sports presenter Rupha Ramani caught up with the two remaining-handers in a live Instagram movie from Chennai Tremendous Kings’ cope with.

Raina on Rishabh Pant

Even though Raina is a CSK veteran, Pant performs for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, the 13th version of which at this time stands postponed thanks the Coronavirus pandemic.

Raina and Pant have been coaching at the former’s training facility for above a week.

“He (Pant) is a top guy. I want him to be who he is. I just want him to be the most effective batsman for his calibre,” Raina explained to Rupha on CSK’s tackle.

Pant, on his element, explained education with the 2011 ODI Environment Cup winner has served him.

“It can be excellent to start off training ideal now. Trying to enhance every single day, building use of the time now. It acquired squandered for 5-6 months. Let us hope we start off participating in cricket soon and we are going to do nicely for the place,” Pant explained.

“It was form of tricky after some time because keeping at property can make you lazy. You have to do what you do. I have begun practising now. Faster or later, you have to do it.

“It is really been a fantastic practical experience because with him (Raina) you can find out a lot of issues. He is a still left-handed batsman. You have got that brotherhood. He teaches me a whole lot of matters, on and off the discipline scenarios. We explore a whole lot of items and it’s helping me,” he additional.

Requested about his discussions with previous India skipper MS Dhoni, Pant said: “With Mahi bhai, the interactions were normally minor but pretty intense. We hold it that way. Prolonged conversations never make me sense proper. We go over tiny, small points. I get it and go on to other things.”