<p>Rishabh Pant is "messing up" his chances and should be given a break from international cricket to reinvent his game, feels former chairman of selection committee Krishnamachari Srikkanth.</p>.<p>Pant has looked subdued in limited overs cricket this year, scoring just one fifty in the shortest format way back in February against the West Indies, while crossing the 30-run mark only twice in the 21 innings that he has played in 2022.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/make-pandya-captain-for-2024-t20-world-cup-start-rebuilding-now-with-nz-series-says-srikkanth-1162283.html" target="_blank">'Make Pandya captain for 2024 T20 World Cup, start rebuilding now with NZ series,' says Srikkanth</a></strong></p>.<p>In ODIs, the 25-year-old had two fifties and a hundred in the nine innings he has played this year.</p>.<p>"Maybe you can give him (Pant) a break and tell him 'just wait a bit, come and play in India', they haven't handled him well. Are you going to wait for a couple of matches before giving him a break or remove him after one or two games?" Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel Cheeky Cheeka.</p>.<p>"Yes, Rishabh Pant is not utilising the chances he's getting. I am very disappointed - ennada Pant-u (what is this Pant)?," he added.</p>.<p>Pant scored only 17 runs in the T20I series against New Zealand, while he was dismissed for 15 in the first ODI.</p>.<p>"You are messing up these chances. If you smash into such matches, it'll be good right? The World Cup is coming up. Already a lot of people are saying that Pant isn't scoring so it'll add fuel to the fire," Srikkanth, a former India opener, said.</p>.<p>"He's going to put pressure on himself. He needs to reinvent himself. He has to do something right - stand and play for a while and then go for it... He's throwing his wicket away all the time."</p>.<p>India will take on New Zealand in the third and final ODI on Wednesday in Christchurch.</p>
<p>Rishabh Pant is "messing up" his chances and should be given a break from international cricket to reinvent his game, feels former chairman of selection committee Krishnamachari Srikkanth.</p>.<p>Pant has looked subdued in limited overs cricket this year, scoring just one fifty in the shortest format way back in February against the West Indies, while crossing the 30-run mark only twice in the 21 innings that he has played in 2022.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/make-pandya-captain-for-2024-t20-world-cup-start-rebuilding-now-with-nz-series-says-srikkanth-1162283.html" target="_blank">'Make Pandya captain for 2024 T20 World Cup, start rebuilding now with NZ series,' says Srikkanth</a></strong></p>.<p>In ODIs, the 25-year-old had two fifties and a hundred in the nine innings he has played this year.</p>.<p>"Maybe you can give him (Pant) a break and tell him 'just wait a bit, come and play in India', they haven't handled him well. Are you going to wait for a couple of matches before giving him a break or remove him after one or two games?" Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel Cheeky Cheeka.</p>.<p>"Yes, Rishabh Pant is not utilising the chances he's getting. I am very disappointed - ennada Pant-u (what is this Pant)?," he added.</p>.<p>Pant scored only 17 runs in the T20I series against New Zealand, while he was dismissed for 15 in the first ODI.</p>.<p>"You are messing up these chances. If you smash into such matches, it'll be good right? The World Cup is coming up. Already a lot of people are saying that Pant isn't scoring so it'll add fuel to the fire," Srikkanth, a former India opener, said.</p>.<p>"He's going to put pressure on himself. He needs to reinvent himself. He has to do something right - stand and play for a while and then go for it... He's throwing his wicket away all the time."</p>.<p>India will take on New Zealand in the third and final ODI on Wednesday in Christchurch.</p>