NEW DELHI: Batting great Rahul Dravid has marked Rishabh Pant as a "very important player" for India in the near future, basing his prediction on the exemplary courage the youngster showed in overcoming a personal tragedy.A couple of days before the start of Indian Premier League, the 19-year-old Pant lost his father, but still played in Delhi Daredevils ' opening fixture. I am sure he will go on to become a very important player for India. "It's disappointing obviously, had hoped to qualify at the start of the tournament but there were some close matches in the middle which we couldn't win. "So, to balance it out, we tried to go with a slightly more experienced bowling attack because we knew we had young Indian batsmen. I think there is a lot of talent but, maybe, sometimes you have to get the balance right.

Source: Times of India May 15, 2017 10:22 UTC