India, Aug. 28 -- Rishabh Pant had a respectable series against Sri Lanka, scoring 168 runs in the two-match series, including two half-centuries. However, former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is not fully satisfied with how the wicketkeeper-batter went about his business, urging him to do more and play according to the match situation. Over the last few months, there has been a lot of scrutiny on Pant and his attacking instincts, with a section feeling that the left-hander doesn't put enough price on his wicket.

Last year, when Pant was leading India in the absence of Shubman Gill against South Africa in Guwahati, the 28-year-old threw his wicket away off the bowling of Marco Jansen, dancing down the track, only to edge the ball to ...