Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant
 Rishabh Pant in action with India in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rishabh Rajendra Pant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1997 Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 291) | 18 August 2018 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 22 December 2022 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 224) | 21 October 2018 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 30 November 2022 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 68) | 1 February 2017 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 20 November 2022 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 17 (formerly 47, 77) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Delhi Capitals (squad no. 17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rishabh Rajendra Pant (born 4 October 1997) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team as a wicket-keeper batter. Having played all formats for India, he is best known for his consistency to score runs in Test cricket. Pant plays for Delhi in domestic cricket and captains Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.[3] He was the vice-captain of the India U-19 team that was runner up at the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[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 Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year at the 2018 ICC Awards.[5] In February 2021, Pant was named the Men's Player of the Month in the first edition of the ICC Player of the Month Awards.[6]
In June 2022, Pant was named as the Indian captain for the T20I series against South Africa, after the designated captain KL Rahul was ruled of the series due to an injury.[7]
Early and personal 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 train with Tarak Sinha at the Sonnet Cricket Academy. He and his mother stayed at a Gurdwara in Moti Bagh as they did not have suitable accommodation in the city.[8][9]
Sinha suggested Pant switch to Rajasthan to play U-13 and U-15 cricket but to no avail. Pant was instructed by his mentor to overhaul his entire batting technique in the hopes of becoming a better batsman.[10] His turning point came when he was playing U-19 cricket for Delhi against Assam. Pant had top-scored with 35 in his first innings and then hit 150 in the second innings, which he claims was the most important knock in his career.[10]
On 1 February 2016, during the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Pant hit an 18-ball fifty against Nepal, the fastest at this level.[11]
Rishabh's father died in April 2017, due to a cardiac arrest.[12]
Accident
On 30 December 2022, Pant was involved in a near-fatal car crash in Delhi-Dehradun highway near Roorkee.[13] He was cleared of any serious injury and he remains stable despite sustaining fatal injuries to his head, back and feet and also sustained two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and has also hurt his right wrist, ankle, toe and has also suffered abrasion injuries on his back.[14][15][16][17] He was intially admitted to Saksham Hospital which is near to the proximity of New Delhi and he was later transferred to Max Hospital in Dehradun.[18][19] The MRI scans of his brain and spine indicated that they are normal but he is advised to undergo a plastic surgery for his facial injuries, lacerated wounds and abrasions while scans of his ankle and knee were postponed to a later date due to Pant complaining about pain and swelling.[20]
He had reportedly driven his Mercedes SUV car from Roorkee to New Delhi and he was the only person who was inside the car according to the eye-witnesses.[21] His car reportedly caught fire when it collided with the central divider on the road and the incident was reported to have took place at morning 5.30 am and his car skidded for around 200 meters before hitting the road divider.[22][23] Some sources claimed that Pant may have been under the influence of alcohol by the time he was driving the car and some sources claim he may have slept while driving.[24] Pant was rescued by Sushil Kumar, a bus driver who was employed by the Haryana Roadways and by Paramjeet Singh, the bus conductor who was also employed by the Haryana Roadways.[25][26]
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