Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin praised Rishabh Pant for his amazing twin centuries he scored at Leeds. Even though it did not end in the winning cause, it did not avoid the eyes of anyone. Speaking on Ashwin's YouTube show, Ash ki baat," Ash lauded Rishabh but added that Rishabh has a lot of defensive shots in his pockets. Ash highlighted the importance of Rishabh's presence down the order because it is pretty obvious that there is not having enough score coming from there. In that case, if Ash was the coach Gautam Gambhir or even Captain Shubman Gill, he would have literally taken Pant aside and praised his batting abilities and also asked him to be a bit more constrained and go for a big one. Ash said, "Rishabh had a fabulous game as a batter. But I would like to repeat that Rishabh has got a great defense. there is not a single shot in the book that he cannot play. I sometimes feel, if I was Gautam Gambhir, or I dont know, if I was Shubman Gill, probably, still early in the process, I would take Rishabh Pant aside and say, 'bhai tune batting kiya yaar. Kamal ka batting kiya tu ne. Aur aisa jo batting tu ne kiya, I would love to be the batsman with the ability that you have. But can I request you to make a double hundred next time in you are batting at 130?" Read also: Gambhir Snubs Pant's Twin Tons, Credits Other Centurions Watch the video here: Golden words by @ashwinravi99 🔥🔥. Man he just showed mirror to that Thankless jealous creature like Guru Ghantal Gauti pic.twitter.com/WhiInxNDB7 — God Of Cricket (007) (@God_Of_Cricket0) June 25, 2025 Notably, Rishabh Pant lit up the Test with twin centuries — 134 off 178 in the first innings and a rapid 118 off 140 in the second. With 252 runs across both innings at a strike rate of over 75, Pant was India’s batting pillar and most consistent contributor under pressure. Despite tons from Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and KL Rahul too, India lost the match by 5 wickets.