Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant
Personal information
Full name Rishabh Rajendra Pant
Born (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997
Roorkee,[1] Uttarakhand, India
Batting Left-handed
Role Wicket-keeper batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 291) 18 August 2018 v England
Last Test 12 October 2018 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 68) 1 February 2017 v England
Last T20I 8 March 2018 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–present Delhi
2016–present Delhi Daredevils
Career statistics
Competition Test T20I FC T20
Matches 5 4 28 39
Runs scored 346 73 2090 1078
Batting average 43.25 24.33 52.25 31.70
100s/50s 1/2 0/0 5/10 1/7
Top score 114 38 308 128*
Catches/stumpings 20/2 2/0 86/9 27/5
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 October 2018

Rishabh Rajendra Pant (born 4 October 1997) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the India national cricket team and Delhi.[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, he hit an 18-ball fifty, the fastest at this level.[4] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for India in January 2017 and his Test debut in August 2018.

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut on 22 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy[5] and his List A debut on 23 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[6]

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]

In February 2017, he was named Delhi's captain for the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy.He took over from Gautam Gambhir, who led Delhi to the final last season. Delhi coach Bhaskar Pillai said it was a "consensus decision" to blood Pant for the future.[11]

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.[12]

Indian Premier League career

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.[13]

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.[14][15]

In May 2018, during the 2018 Indian Premier League, Pant scored 128 not out from 63 balls, making the highest individual score by an Indian cricketer in a Twenty20 match, surpassing the previous record held by Murali Vijay.[16][17]

International career

In January 2017 he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against England.[18] He made his debut for India in the third T20I against England at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on 1 February 2017.[19] He 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.[20]

In June 2017, he was named in India's squad for a limited overs tour to the West Indies.[21] In February 2018, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy.[22]

In July 2018, he was named in India's Test squad for the series against England.[23] He made his Test debut against England on 18 August 2018.[24][25] He became the first batsman for India to get off the mark in Test cricket with a six.[26] On 11 September 2018, he 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.[27][28] The following month, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies.[29]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'People are going to be scared of bowling to Pant in the future'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Rishabh Pant". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ishan Kishan to lead India at U19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rishabh Pant slams fastest fifty in huge India win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Delhi v Bengal at Delhi, Oct 22-25, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2nd Quarter-Final: Jharkhand v Delhi at Bangalore, Dec 23, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ranji Trophy, Group B: Maharashtra v Delhi at Mumbai, Oct 13-16, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Maharashtra take lead despite Pant's triple ton". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Rishabh Pant hits 48-ball hundred". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ranji Trophy: Delhi v Jharkhand at Thumba, Nov 5-8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Pant to captain Delhi in Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Pant wallops 32-ball hundred, the fastest by an Indian". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Rishabh Pant powers India U-19 to semi-finals on his IPL 'Pay Day'". dna. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Pant, Samson and five scorching fifties from IPL's teens". Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "IPL Highlights, DD Vs GL: Samson, Pant Power Delhi To 7-Wicket Win Vs Gujarat". Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  16. ↑ "Rishabh Pant rewrites records with 128* off 63 balls". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "Yuvraj recalled, Kohli named ODI and T20I captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "England tour of India, 3rd T20I: India v England at Bangalore, Feb 1, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  20. ↑ "Record bowling figures for India, and a near-record collapse from England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  21. ↑ "Pant, Kuldeep picked for West Indies tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  22. ↑ "Rohit Sharma to lead India in Nidahas Trophy 2018". BCCI Press Release. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  23. ↑ "Pant, Kuldeep picked for first three England Tests, Rohit dropped". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  24. ↑ "3rd Test, India tour of Ireland and England at Nottingham, Aug 18-22 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "20-year-old Rishabh Pant becomes India's 291st Test player". India Today. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  26. ↑ "Rishabh Pant creates history on Test debut at Trent Bridge". India Today. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  27. ↑ "Rishabh Pant second-youngest wicketkeeper to score a Test century". Cricket Country. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  28. ↑ "India vs England: Pant becomes first Indian wicketkeeper to score century in England - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  29. ↑ "Kohli returns to ODI squad as Pant replaces Karthik". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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