Rishabh Pant scored just one run off 10 balls for Delhi in its Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra at the Niranjan Shah Stadium Ground C in Rajkot on Thursday. The 27-year-old wicketkeeper-batter was playing his first Ranji Trophy game since December 2017, when he scored a match total of 53 against Vidarbha. Pant’s return to … Read more
“ Idhar hi daalte rehna (Keep bowling at this spot).” Rishabh Pant’s chirpy voice could be heard aloud at the practice facility inside the Niranjan Shah Stadium as he went about instructing Delhi’s spinners on the ideal length to target during a net session on a balmy Wednesday morning. Not far away from the Delhi nets … Read more
Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant spoke about the various aspects of the sport he has learnt from the different captains he has played under, after being announced as the skipper of the Indian Premier League franchise Lucknow Super Giants on Monday. “Yes, I’ve learnt from a lot of captains and a lot of my seniors because … Read more
Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been appointed captain of Indian Premier League side Lucknow Super Giants, the franchise confirmed on Monday ahead of the new season, scheduled to start on March 21. LSG needed a captain after it decided to release K.L. Rahul ahead of the November 2024 mega auction. Pant was signed by LSG for … Read more
Former cricketer R. Ashwin lauded Rishabh Pant’s flamboyance and said that the wicketkeeper-batter can score a century in every game if he realises his full potential. “We have to tell him properly what he has to do if he has to bat solid or bat with intent. He hasn’t scored a lot of runs, but … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah continued to reign the ICC men’s Test bowling rankings, adding one rating point to go up to 908 while Pat Cummins of Australia and South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada inched a slot each to reach second and third positions respectively. Bumrah picked 32 wickets during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in nine innings. However, the biggest … Read more
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Australia head coach Andrew McDonald is not surprised one bit by Rishabh Pant’s ferocious knock scoring 61 off 33 balls on day 2 of the Sydney Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy cracking four sixes and six fours citing the wicketkeeper batter’s “incredible” ability to put pressure back on bowlers. Pant notched up the second-fastest fifty … Read more
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy series is at its tipping point. Having commenced in Perth on November 22, the sporting caravan is now stationed 3290 kilometres away at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and a feverish climax is due. The fifth and final Test’s second day witnessed the fall of 15 wickets as pacers found their mark on … Read more
India’s Rishabh Pant bats. | Photo Credit: AP India’s Rishabh Pant bats. | Photo Credit: AP