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Rishabh Pant
Personal information
Full name
Rishabh Rajendra Pant
Born (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 27)
Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India[1]
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper-batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 291)18 August 2018 v England
Last Test5 February 2021 v England
ODI debut (cap 224)21 October 2018 v West Indies
Last ODI14 January 2020 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 68)1 February 2017 v England
Last T20I7 January 2020 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentDelhi
2016–presentDelhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 16 16 28 40
Runs scored 1,088 374 410 2,940
Batting average 43.52 26.71 20.50 50.68
100s/50s 2/4 0/1 0/2 7/12
Top score 159* 71 65* 308
Catches/stumpings 67/2 8/1 7/4 137/9
Source: Cricinfo, 5 February 2021

Rishabh Rajendra Pant (born 4 October 1997) is a professional Indian cricketer who plays as middle order wicket-keeper batsman for India, Delhi, and the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.[2] In December 2015, he was named in India's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] On 1 February 2016, during the tournament, Pant hit an 18-ball fifty, the fastest at this level.[4] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for India in January 2017, his Test debut in August 2018, and his One Day International (ODI) debut in October 2018. In January 2019, Pant was named the ICC Emerging Player of the Year at the 2018 ICC Awards.[5]

Early life

Rishabh Pant was born in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India to Rajendra Pant and Saroj Pant. At the age of 12, Pant would travel with his mother to Delhi during the weekends to get trained under Tarak Sinha at the Sonnet Cricket Academy. He and his mother stayed at a gurdwara in Moti Bagh locality as they did not have a place to stay in the city.[6][7] Sinha suggested Pant to switch to Rajasthan to play U-13 and U-15 cricket but to no avail. Pant was told by his mentor to overhaul his entire batting technique which based on Hand-eye co-ordination to become a better batsman.[8] His turning point came when he was playing U-19 cricket for Delhi against Assam. Pant had top-scored with 35 but was severely reprimanded by the coach for giving his wicket away at a hat-trick. He then hit 150 in the second innings which he claims was the most important knock in his career.[8]

Domestic career

Rishabh Pant made his first-class debut on 22 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy[9] and his List A debut on 23 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[10]

In the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy, while playing a match against Maharashtra, Pant scored 308 runs in an innings, becoming the third-youngest Indian to score a triple century in first-class cricket.[11][12]

On 8 November 2016, Pant scored the fastest century in the Ranji Trophy, from just 48 balls,[13] in Delhi's match against Jharkhand.[14]

In February 2017, Pant was named Delhi's captain for the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He took over from Gautam Gambhir, who led Delhi to the final of the previous season. Delhi coach Bhaskar Pillai said it was a "consensus decision" to blood Pant for the future.[15]

On 14 January, in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League fixture between Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, Pant scored the second-fastest century in a Twenty20 match, making 100 from 32 balls.[16]

Indian Premier League

On 6 February 2016, Pant was bought by Delhi Daredevils for Rs 1.9 crore. On the same day, he scored a century for India U-19 in the World Cup, guiding India into the semi-finals.[17]

Pant was bought by the Delhi Daredevils In the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. Playing only his third game of his IPL season, Pant made 69 runs from 40 balls to help Delhi to an eight-wicket victory over Gujarat Lions. He made his maiden IPL half-century off 25 balls. In the 2017 season, he scored 97 runs in 43 balls against the same team in Delhi on 4 May.[18][19]

In May 2018, during the 2018 Indian Premier League, Pant scored 128 not out from 63 balls against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, making the then highest individual score by an Indian cricketer in IPL history, but later broken by K. L. Rahul who scored 132 runs for Kings XI Punjab.[20][21][22]

International career

In January 2017, Pant was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against England.[23] He made his debut for India in the third T20I against England at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on 1 February 2017.[24] Pant was the youngest player for India to debut in a T20I match at the age of 19 years 120 days before Washington Sundar who played at the age of 18 years 80 days made his debut in 2017.[25]

In June 2017, Pant was named in India's squad for a limited overs tour against West Indies.[26] In February 2018, he was named in India's T20I squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy.[27]

In July 2018, Pant was named in India's Test squad for the series against England.[28] He made his Test debut against England on 18 August 2018.[29][30] He became the first batsman for India to get off the mark in Test cricket with a six.[31] On 11 September 2018, Pant scored his maiden Test century, against England. He became the second-youngest wicket-keeper and the first Indian wicket-keeper to score a Test century in England.[32][33] The following month, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies.[34] He made his ODI debut for India against the West Indies on 21 October 2018.[35]

In December 2018, during the first Test against Australia, Pant took eleven catches, the most by a wicket-keeper for India in a Test match.[36] In January 2019, during the fourth Test against Australia, Pant became the first wicket-keeper for India to score a century in a Test match in Australia.[37]

In June 2019, Pant was called up to India's squad at the 2019 Cricket World Cup as cover for Shikhar Dhawan, who suffered a hairline fracture on his left thumb during India's game against Australia.[38] On 19 June 2019, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that Dhawan had been ruled out for the rest of the tournament, with Pant confirmed as his replacement.[39] Following the World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Pant as the rising star of the squad.[40]

In September 2019, during the second Test against the West Indies, Pant became the fastest wicket-keeper for India to affect fifty dismissals in Test cricket.[41] In January 2021, during the fourth Test against Australia, Pant became the fastest wicket-keeper for India to reach 1,000 runs in Test cricket.[42]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Rishabh Pant". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Ishan Kishan to lead India at U19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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  5. ^ "Finch, Macleod, Pant and Williamson named for ICC Player Awards". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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  8. ^ a b "Keeping calm and carrying on: The cricketing journey of Rishabh Pant". The Indian Express. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Delhi v Bengal at Delhi, Oct 22-25, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2nd Quarter-Final: Jharkhand v Delhi at Bangalore, Dec 23, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group B: Maharashtra v Delhi at Mumbai, Oct 13-16, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Maharashtra take lead despite Pant's triple ton". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Rishabh Pant hits 48-ball hundred". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Ranji Trophy: Delhi v Jharkhand at Thumba, Nov 5-8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Pant to captain Delhi in Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Pant wallops 32-ball hundred, the fastest by an Indian". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Rishabh Pant powers India U-19 to semi-finals on his IPL 'Pay Day'". dna. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  18. ^ "Pant, Samson and five scorching fifties from IPL's teens". Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  19. ^ "IPL Highlights, DD Vs GL: Samson, Pant Power Delhi To 7-Wicket Win Vs Gujarat". Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  20. ^ "Rishabh Pant rewrites records with 128* off 63 balls". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Rishabh Pant's blistering 128* went in wain as Williamson-Dhawan combo thrashed Delhi Daredevils with a unbroken record stand of 176 runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  22. ^ "IPL 2020, KXIP vs RCB: KL Rahul hammers 69-ball 132, piles up slew of records". The Indian Express. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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  26. ^ "Pant, Kuldeep picked for West Indies tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  27. ^ "Rohit Sharma to lead India in Nidahas Trophy 2018". BCCI Press Release. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  28. ^ "Pant, Kuldeep picked for first three England Tests, Rohit dropped". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  29. ^ "3rd Test, India tour of Ireland and England at Nottingham, Aug 18-22 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  30. ^ "20-year-old Rishabh Pant becomes India's 291st Test player". India Today. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  31. ^ "Rishabh Pant creates history on Test debut at Trent Bridge". India Today. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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  36. ^ "Stats - India savour a high not felt in 50 years". ESPNcricinfo. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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  38. ^ "Rishabh Pant to join Indian squad as cover for Shikhar Dhawan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  39. ^ "Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of World Cup, Rishabh Pant confirmed as replacement". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  40. ^ "CWC19 report card: India". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  41. ^ "Rishabh Pant overtakes MS Dhoni to fastest 50 dismissals in Test cricket". India Today. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  42. ^ "Rishabh Pant notches up 1000 Test runs, breaks MS Dhoni's record as Brisbane Test sees thrilling finale". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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