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Rishabh Pant smiles as he takes the profitable run. (AFP)

Justin Langer has undermined Rishabh Pant‘s heroics that breached Australia’s Gabba “fortress” in 2021 and helped India win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.His unbeaten 89, which helped India snatch a terrific win at Brisbane’s Gabba in 2021, is the stuff of legend.Chasing 324, India’s reply started with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill on the crease. Gill laid a stable basis with a fluent 91, however after his dismissal, the innings required somebody to hold the cost ahead. Rishabh Pant rose to the event, sustaining the tempo together with his fast scoring and retaining India within the hunt.Langer, who was again then head coach of the Australian cricket staff, described Pant as “fearless” for his heroics within the fourth Test and stated it “jogged my memory of Ben Stokes‘ innings at Headingley in Ashes 2019.”“It was an amazing effort. (Rishabh) Pant’s innings somewhat reminded me of Ben Stokes’ innings in Headingley actually. He came in, he was almost fearless and he will be lauded because of it. It was an unbelievable innings,” Langer had stated after the match.Langer is presently the coach of the IPL staff Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), whose captain is Rishabh Pant.

Langer was speaking to Jos Buttler and Stuart Broad in regards to the upcoming Ashes on Australian soil later this 12 months.“Brisbane was always a cauldron for us and has been for years,” Langer stated on “For the Love of Cricket” podcast.“We lost to India a couple of Test series ago. Rishabh Pant played an incredible innings at the Gabba. But it was also the fourth Test during Covid and it was the flattest wicket. That time of year in January was different from playing in November. We have lost that advantage,” he added.