Rishabh Pant

4 October 1997, Roorkee

Rishabh Pant is an Indian cricketer who plays for Delhi Capitals, formerly known as Delhi Daredevils, in the Indian Premier League. Pant is a left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper.

In Roorkee, Uttarakhand, on October 4, 1997, Rishabh Pant was born. His family belonged to the middle class. Their family is made up of a total of four people. Rajendra Pant was his dad’s name who passed away in the year 2017. His mother’s name is Saroj pant. Another older sister of his is Sakshi Pant.

EDUCATION

Indian Public School, Roorkee, was the school where Rishabh received his early education. Since he was a young child, Rishabh has enjoyed playing and watching cricket, just like virtually every Indian child. Since he was a young child, Rishabh has played cricket at a much higher level than other kids. Because of this, he was given a spot on the school squad at a very young age.

TRAINING

Due to Roorkee’s lack of cricket facilities. Rishabh’s family made the decision that he would travel to Delhi and attend training every weekend. Rishabh spent 6 hours travelling to Delhi when he was 11 years old. Coach used to receive training from Tarak Sinha there. Rishabh used to train and hone his skills in the ground. Up until that point, his mother resided in a Delhi Gurudwara. For several months, he did it this way, spending the night in the Gurudwara and leaving after the morning langar to go to practise.

Mr. Tarak Sinha agreed to be Rishabh’s coach when the latter travelled to Delhi. When Tarak observed his wicketkeeping skills, he was highly impressed. They aimed to make him both a powerful hitter and a wicketkeeper for this reason. In fact, in contemporary cricket, only the wicketkeepers who can also bat are currently taken into consideration for selection at the international level. Numerous footage of Adam Gilchrist working with Rishabh were played on Taarak.

Gilchrist had a huge influence on Rishabh Pant, who began playing in Gilchrist’s style as a result. He began to bat more and more like a left-handed wicketkeeper, and as a result, he eventually developed into a wicket-keeper batsman like Gilchrist. Rishabh received meticulous training from his mentor Tarak Sinha in order to develop into a powerful wicket-keeper batsman. Rishabh played for a number of clubs before being drawn into the spotlight as a result of his powerful batting style.

CAREER

Rishabh Pant played his debut Ranji Trophy game on October 22, 2015. Pant had also handed Delhi a brilliant victory in the third IPL game itself by smashing 69 runs in only 40 balls against Gujarat Lions. It was only his third career game. He took just 25 balls to reach his first fifty. He also passed the half-century mark, moving up to secondyoungest player in the IPL. He struck a scorching 97 runs in just 43 balls at the Delhi stadium during the 2017 IPL season.
Rishabh Pant became the third-youngest player in India to make a triple century and the fourth-youngest player in the world to do so after amassing 308 runs against the Maharashtra side in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy.

On November 8, 2016, Rishabh Pant broke the Ranji Trophy record for the quickest century. He hit 100 runs in just 48 balls while representing Delhi against Jharkhand. Rishabh Pant took over as captain of the team in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy, replacing Gautam Gambhir. The Under-19 World Cup featured some of the top athletes, including this wicketkeeper-batsman. He was crucial in helping India advance to the competition’s final. Pant scored 267 goals in six games. There were two 1950s and a century in there.

Pant was acquired by the Delhi Daredevils team of the IPL for Rs 1.9 crore in the auction following the Under-19 World Cup in 2016. In his first season, he scored 198 runs at a 130 strike rate in 10 games. The following year, he increased his own scoring rate and amassed 366 runs at an average of 165.61. 2018 saw him score a total of 684 runs, including a century and five half-centuries, making it his greatest IPL season to date. He proved to be the highest run-scorer in the competition, scoring his runs with a strike rate of 173.

Now that he had demonstrated his zeal for the IPL, it was time for international cricket. He began his T20 cricket career as a result on February 1, 2017, against the England team. His admirers were a little upset that he didn’t put on a great show, but because to his outstanding play in domestic cricket, he once again demonstrated his talent to the public. He began his Test career on August 18, 2018, thanks to his strong performance, and on October 21, 2018, after performing well once more in front of the public, he began his ODI career. He also played for the Indian team against the West Indies and during this time he played a crucial part that earned him appreciation from people all around the world.

He got the opportunity to play in the second game against Australia. In the same game innings, Rishabh received the bat where he amassed 29 runs. Rishabh scored 97 runs in the second inning in the third game of this match. With his three-wicket victory for Team India, Rishabh Pant made history. Rishabh was named man of the match after scoring 89 runs. After 30 years, Australia lost on this ground to someone.

RECORDS/ ACHIEVEMENTS

• He scored 267 runs in the Bangladesh Under-19 World Cup of 2016, moving him into second place among Indian scorers.
•  He scored the fastest fifty in the 2016 Under-19 World Cup (18 balls).
• When Pant defeated Maharashtra in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy, he made 308 runs, making him the third-youngest Indian to record a triple century in first-class cricket.
• Against Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy in November 2016, Pant scored the fastest century (in 48 balls).
• In 2018, a wicketkeeper who was making his Test debut became the first Indian and
  sixth player in the world to take seven catches.
• In 2018, he made history by becoming the 12th player in the world and the first Indian to score his maiden test match goal with a six.
•  The first wicketkeeper from India to reach the century mark in England.

AWARDS

• ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year Award – 2018.
• ICC Rising Star of the squad – ICC World Cup 2019.
• Best batting performance of the year award 2021 from Espn Cricinfo for his 89* against Australia at Gabba.

We all appeal to the Government of India to honor Rishabh Pant with the Padma Shri award.