{"id":123141,"date":"2022-11-21T09:45:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T04:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=123141"},"modified":"2022-11-19T20:42:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T15:12:04","slug":"rishabh-pant-know-about-the-wicketkeeper-cum-batsman-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/cricket\/rishabh-pant-know-about-the-wicketkeeper-cum-batsman-in-action","title":{"rendered":"Rishabh Pant: Know About The Wicketkeeper Cum Batsman\u00a0In Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cricket in India is a festival celebrated in every nook and corner of the nation. It is the only sport in India which has this huge fan following. Everyone has a fan base, from Captain cool MS Dhoni to former Indian Men&#8217;s cricket team skipper Virat Kohli.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One such famous Indian Cricketer is the young and dynamic Rishabh Pant. This 25-year-old middle-order wicketkeeper and left-handed battsmen have been playing the game for quite a few years now. Lately, he was in the headlines for his 125 unbeaten innings for 113 balls in the three-match ODI series against England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let&#8217;s know more about this young all-rounder cricketer:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Early life<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rishabh Rajendra Pant was born on October 4, 1997, to Rajendra Pant and Saroj Pant. He belongs to Haridwar, Uttrakhand. At the age of twelve, he took training under Tarak Sinha at the Sonnet Cricket Academy in Delhi. He played Under-13 and Under-15 for Rajasthan and Under-19 for Delhi during his teen years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A career in domestic cricket<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Debuted in Domestic cricket in first-class with Ranji Trophy (2015-16) and List A with Vijay Hazare Trophy (2015-16)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy, he scored a triple century in a single innings in first class<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2016, Scored the fastest century off 48 balls in the Ranji Trophy against Jharkhand<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2017, he became captain of Delhi&#8217;s team for the Vijay Hazare Trophy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2018, he scored his second-fastest century off 32 balls for the 2017-18 Zonal T20 League against Himachal Pradesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rishabh Pant in Indian Premier League<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bought by Delhi Daredevils in 2016 and made them win a match against Gujarat Lions by scoring 69 runs off 40 balls<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2017, scored 97 runs off 43 balls against Gujarat Lions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Next year, scored unbeaten 128 runs off 63 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2021, he was made the captain of the Delhi Capitals and was retained in the same position for this year&#8217;s IPL season.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A career in International Cricket<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He made his T20I debut in 2017 in a match against England.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2018, he made his debut in Test cricket against England.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0The same year, he debuted in One Day International (ODI) against West Indies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During 2019 and 2020, he saw a downfall in his career as he was unable to show his best game.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2021, Pant made a comeback with Border Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21 and scored 97 runs off 118 balls, saving India from losing the match.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In March 2022, he broke Kapil Dev&#8217;s record of scoring the fastest half-century in a Test match by scoring 50 runs off 28 balls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In May 2022, he became Vice-captain of India for the South Africa tour of the India 2022 series. Later, he became the Captain when KL Rahul got injured<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lately, he scored his maiden century in the final match of Indis&#8217;s tour of England, scoring an unbeaten 125 runs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Teams Played by Rishabh Pant<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rishabh Pant has been a part of the following teams<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Team India<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Asia XI<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">India A<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Indian Board Presidents XI<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">India Red<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">India Blue<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Leicestershire<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">North Zone<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Delhi Capitals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">India Under-19<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Delhi<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Indians<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Records of Rishabh Pant<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Within its short cricket career until now, Rishabh Pant has made the following records:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He has made\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most dismissals in a series<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. He made 39 dismissals in ten matches in ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He also holds the record for\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most catches in a match<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. He took 11 catches in a test match against Australia on December 6, 2018, in Adelaide&#8217;s ground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pant has also made the record for\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the Most runs in a series by a wicketkeeper<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. In ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023, he scored 720 runs in ten matches. His highest score in the series is 146 runs, scoring two centuries and four half-centuries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rishabh has also crossed the mark of\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">300 runs and 15 wicketkeeping dismissals in a series<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in his career.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rishabh Pant&#8217;s ICC Rankings<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pant has been ranked at No. 5 in Test Cricket with 801 ratings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He is at No. 52 in One Day International (ODI) Cricket with 521 ratings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In T20 cricket, Rishabh Pant is at No. 71 with 411 ratings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cricket in India is a festival celebrated in every nook and corner of the nation. It is the only sport in India which has this huge fan following. Everyone has a fan base, from Captain cool MS Dhoni to former Indian Men&#8217;s cricket team skipper Virat Kohli. 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