Former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar opined that Rishabh Pant should be given the freedom to play the way he wants. "If every player starts playing one way, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi won't become Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Rishabh Pant won't become Rishabh Pant. Everyone will bat like an AI robot, and one doesn't want that," he added.