Rishabh Pant
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| Full name | Rishabh Rajendra Pant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1997 Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–present | Delhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 777) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 29 November 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rishabh Rajendra Pant (born 4 October 1997) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Delhi.[1] He made his first-class debut on 22 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy[2] and his List A debut on 23 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[3]
In December 2015 he was named in India's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] On 1 February 2016, during the tournament, he hit an 18-ball fifty, the fastest at this level.[5]
On 6 February 2016, he 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.[6]
Career
Rishabh Pant moved around from city to city in his early teens to make a name for himself. He moved from Roorkee-Delhi-Rajasthan-Delhi, switched schools, moved bases in the hunt for a coach and was even thrown out of an academy once. A few years down the road, he opened the batting for India in the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, smashed a record-breaking fifty against Nepal and followed it up with a ton against Namibia to help India qualify for the semi-finals. Incidentally, his century came on the same day when he was bought by Delhi Daredevils for INR 1.9 crores from a base price of Rs 10 lakhs. The 18-year-old also made his first-class debut for Delhi in October 2015, where he made a fifty in the second innings.
In the 2016–17 season of the Ranji Trophy, in a match against Maharashtra, Pant scored 308 runs and became the third-youngest Indian and fourth overall, to score a triple century in first-class cricket.[7][8]
On 8 November 2016, Pant scored the fastest century in the Ranji Trophy, from just 48 balls,[9] in Delhi's match against Jharkhand.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Rishabh Pant". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Delhi v Bengal at Delhi, Oct 22-25, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2nd Quarter-Final: Jharkhand v Delhi at Bangalore, Dec 23, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Ishan Kishan to lead India at U19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Rishabh Pant slams fastest fifty in huge India win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Rishabh Pant powers India U-19 to semi-finals on his IPL 'Pay Day'". dna. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group B: Maharashtra v Delhi at Mumbai, Oct 13-16, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Maharashtra take lead despite Pant's triple ton". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Rishabh Pant hits 48-ball hundred". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy: Delhi v Jharkhand at Thumba, Nov 5-8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2016.