Happy Birthday Rishabh Pant: 5 Unforgettable Knocks Of Star Wicketkeeper In Team India Jersey - In Pics

This year's England tour will remain in Rishabh Pant's memory. With India at 72/4 and needing to score 260 to win the game and the series. Nevertheless, Pant once more saved India. His first ODI century and a 133-run partnership with Hardik Pandya helped to keep the Indian innings steady. Pant employed a variety of strokes to do his duty, rarely peeking inside as he did so.

In the fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, Rishabh Pant once again spearheaded India's comeback. With the bat, India was 98/5 on Day 1 but recovered from a top-order collapse with to Rishabh Pant's counterattacking century off just 89 balls. Pant scored 146 runs off 111 balls, including 15 boundaries and a six, and he and Ravindra Jadeja put together a 222-run sixth wicket partnership. The fastest century by an Indian wicketkeeper in a Test match was scored by Pant. Pant's second Test century in England and fourth overall came in this match.

In the second innings of the third Test in Sydney in 2021, Rishabh Pant's focus and defence tormented the Australian bowlers as they attempted to defend a daunting 400-plus mark. India sent Pant ahead of the regular No. 5 batter when the top three hitters were out at 102, and the southpaw didn't let them down. Despite not being able to reach a century like he did at the same venue two years prior, Pant's 118-ball 97 was crucial in helping India win the Test match.

Rishabh Pant had established himself as one of India's fiercest batters by 2019. Pant demonstrated his value to any skipper in the world by batting first against Australia in the fourth Test in Sydney. Together with Cheteshwar Pujara, the Delhi kid put together 89 runs for the sixth wicket on the way to his second Test century. In India's first innings score of 622/7 declared, Pant stayed unbeaten at 159 as Pujara was dismissed for 191.

It happened in the fifth Test of India's 2018 tour to England. With Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, and Hanuma Vihari all back in the hut, India was 121/5 while chasing more than 450 runs. Pant who was taking part in his first Test series, teamed up with KL Rahul to resurrect the Indian batting order, and both players hit hundreds. Despite the fact that the series was already over, Pant's valiant 114 off 146 balls gave birth to a fresh talent who would dominate in the years to come.