DTVHINDI‘When Rishabh Pant is at the crease, everyone is scared’, this player of Kiwi team praised the wicketkeeper fiercely.
Rishabh Pant (Pic Source-X) New Zealand registered a historic 3-0 win against India in the Test series in India. Ajaz Patel played a big role in this victory of Kiwi team. Now Ajaz Patel believes that Team India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was his main target during the series. Rishabh Pant was seen fighting alone for India in the third test. The hosts had scored 263 runs in the first innings, in which Pant contributed 60 runs, while the Indian team was bowled out for 121 runs in the second innings. In this, Pant played an inning of 64 runs in 57 balls. As long as he was on the field, the problems of the opposition team increased. After winning the series, Ajaz Patel praised Rishabh Pant and said about his ability, when Rishabh Pant is at the crease, everyone is scared. We have made Rishabh Pant the biggest target in this series. He comes in the middle and yet is not afraid. No matter what, he plays his game. His thinking is that as long as you are at the crease, you do whatever you want to do. If you get out there is no problem. Ajaz Patel remains the third leading wicket taker In a series where the Indian batting top order scored less than 200, Pant single-handedly scored 261 runs at an average of 43.50 and a strike rate of 90. In this series, Ajaz Patel took a total of 15 wickets at an average of 23.80. With the loss of this series, the Indian team’s chances of reaching the WTC final have suffered a setback. India has slipped to second place. Its percentage is 58.33 percent. Australia is at first position with 62.50 percent.
IPL 2025: These 3 franchises will shower money on Rishabh Pant in the mega auction
Delhi Capitals released Rishabh Pant. Pant, who has been playing a key role for the Capitals since 2016, reportedly failed to reach a consensus with the senior management regarding the captaincy. The management actually did not consider Pant suitable to be given the captaincy, due to which a mutual agreement was reached between the two parties and then Delhi did not retain Pant. With Pant being included in the mega auction pool for the first time in eight years, it will be interesting to see which franchise he will eventually join. Given his aggressive form during his recent series with the bat in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand, Pant is definitely someone to look out for for teams who would be willing to spend big bucks. In this article, we will talk about those three franchises which will spend money like water behind Pant in the upcoming mega auction. Let us tell you who are those three franchises. Three teams that might want to buy Rishabh Pant in the mega auction (3 teams that might target Rishabh Pant in IPL 2025) 3) Royal Challengers Bengaluru PBKS. (Source:X/Twitter) Royal Challengers Bangalore may have retained former captain Virat Kohli as their marquee retention. However, giving him the command of captaincy still remains a big question mark. Amidst the ongoing speculation, the franchise may consider buying Pant and making him their future captain. Dinesh Karthik recently retired, due to which RCB is lacking a power hitter in the lower middle order, which Pant can fill. Considering the fearlessness with which he bats in the middle order, there can be no better option for Karthik than Pant. It is a bonus that he is also a wicketkeeper and makes him an ideal choice.
IND vs NZ: On a rank turner pitch, it seemed like Rishabh Pant was batting on an ordinary wicket: Saba Karim
Rishabh Pant scored 60 runs in 59 balls in the first innings of Team India’s Mumbai Test while he scored 64 runs in the second innings. Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: Former player Saba Karim has praised Rishabh Pant’s batting in both the innings in the third and final Test match between Team India and New Zealand played in Mumbai. According to Saba Karim, Rishabh Pant batted aggressively and even made the rank turner an ordinary pitch. Let us tell you that in the first innings of Team India’s Mumbai Test, Rishabh Pant scored 60 runs in 59 balls while in the second innings he scored 64 runs. In both these innings, Rishabh Pant did not spare any New Zealand bowler and continuously hit hard against all of them. However, Rishabh Pant failed to lead his team to victory and New Zealand won the match by 25 runs. During a conversation at Colors Cineplex, Saba Karim said, ‘Rishabh Pant batted brilliantly in both the innings. No matter how much we praise him, words always fall short. On such a pitch, Rishabh Pant was moving forward and playing shots. Always see very little in Indian conditions and on Indian wickets. It seemed as if Rishabh Pant had completely obliterated the length at which Glenn Phillips and Ajaz Patel were bowling. Only he did this in this entire test match. On a rank turner pitch, it seemed as if Rishabh Pant was batting on an ordinary wicket. Former player praised Rishabh Pant fiercely Saba Karim further said, ‘We saw the same in the first innings and the same was seen in the second innings also. If you completely eliminate the incoming challenge, things become much easier. Parthiv Patel had said that Rishabh Pant puts pressure on the bowlers due to which they get to play easy balls. This is very easy to say but very difficult to do. Rishabh Pant is always full of confidence. Even if the pitch proves helpful for the bowlers, Rishabh Pant is always seen batting brilliantly. He is really a special player. The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup-
Ruckus on Rishabh Pant’s wicket, India lost the match due to third umpire’s ‘blunder’
Rishabh Pant was out after scoring 64 runs in the second innings of Mumbai Test match. Rishabh Pant Wicket (Photo Source: The third and final match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. At present the third day of play is going on in the test match. New Zealand had set a target of 147 runs for Team India to win the match. Team India is seen working hard to achieve this. Team India lost seven wickets within 106 runs. In the second innings, batsmen like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Sarfaraz disappointed both the team and the fans. After the dismissal of all these batsmen, all the hopes of Team India in this match were pinned on Rishabh Pant. Rishabh Pant lost his wicket controversially in the second innings Pant batted brilliantly in the second innings and scored a half-century. Looking at Pant, it seemed as if this player would win the match for India but Pant’s wicket broke the hearts of the fans. However, questions are now being raised on the decision of the third umpire who gave him out. Many fans and experts believe that Rishabh Pant was not out. THE MOST HEARTBREAKING DECISION. pic.twitter.com/6U5CFyRjEE — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 3, 2024 After getting out, Rishabh Pant looked very unhappy and was seen angry while going to the dressing room. When he reached the dressing room after getting out, he was seen discussing his wicket with his fellow players present there and told them that the ball had hit the pad and not the bat. Rishabh Pant in the dressing room explaining it wasn’t a bat. pic.twitter.com/7uv5MHd8QS — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 3, 2024 Talking about Team India’s run chase, Ajaz Patel has taken 5 wickets. Rishabh Pant scored a half-century in 48 balls. New Zealand had scored 235 runs in the first innings, in response to which India scored 263 runs. India had a lead of 28 runs after the first innings. At the same time, New Zealand scored 174 runs in the second innings and had set a target of 147 runs for India.
“He is a batsman like Viru”, why did this former cricketer say this about Rishabh Pant?
Rishabh Pant is a batsman like Veeru (Virender Sehwag) – Aakash Chopra Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: The third Test between India and New Zealand is being played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where at present the position of Team India looks very strong. By the end of the second day’s play, New Zealand had scored 171 runs for 9 wickets in its second innings and its total lead was 143 runs. Whereas he has only one wicket left in his hand. Earlier, India scored 263 runs after losing all the wickets in its first innings. On behalf of the team, Shubhman Gill played an inning of 90 runs, while wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant scored 60 runs in 59 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. His innings has been highly praised by former cricketer and current commentator Akash Chopra. During a conversation on Color Cineplex, Aakash Chopra said about Rishabh Pant’s approach and his aggressive innings against Ajaz Patel, no matter how many left-arm spinners come, Rishabh Pant will keep playing like this. It would be rare for a left-arm spinner to come in front of him and not get hit. It is possible that he may not get a hit in one innings, but he will definitely get a hit in the next innings. The way he started today and the way he played, I am not surprised at all. He is a batsman like Viru- Aakash Chopra He further said that, he is a batsman like Viru (Virender Sehwag). Viru used to say that only a batsman turns an off-spinner into a bowler. He (Pant) feels that a batsman makes a left-arm spinner a bowler. If a left-arm spinner is bowling, it doesn’t matter what the pitch is like and how big the ground is, he has to hit the ball into the stands. The specialty of Rishabh Pant is that a fielder can be placed on the boundary, everyone knows that he will come forward on the track and hit a six, but he still does it and hits the balls into the stands. There are very few players, especially in Test cricket, who challenge the fielders in the deep. Veeru was the first Indian to do this and now Rishabh is at number two.
Rishabh Pant created a stir, became the first player in the world to do so in the history of Test cricket.
Rishabh Pant has hit 66 sixes so far in Test cricket. Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: In the third and last Test against New Zealand in Mumbai, Indian batsman Rishabh Pant batted brilliantly and made some more records in his name. Pant not only became the fastest Indian to score a half-century in Test cricket against the Kiwi team, he also achieved a feat in the history of Test cricket which no one has been able to do till date. Rishabh Pant came to bat at a time when the team was in trouble after losing four wickets for 84 runs. Pant, who became India’s troubleshooter in those difficult times, scored his 13th Test half-century. In this match, he completed his fifty in 36 balls and created a new record. This is the fastest half-century by any Indian against New Zealand. Indian who scored the fastest half century against New Zealand- Rishabh Pant- 36Yashasvi Jaiswal- 41Harbhajan Singh-42Sarfaraz Khan- 42 Rishabh Pant made this unique record in his name By hitting two sixes in this innings, Rishabh Pant achieved a feat which no one has been able to do till date. With this, Pant has hit 66 sixes in Test cricket, which is more than the number of innings played by him (65). Rishabh Pant has played 38 test matches so far, in which he has got a chance to bat 65 times. He is the only batsman in the list of batsmen who have played at least 50 innings whose sixes are more than his innings. Pant was out in the first innings against New Zealand after scoring 60 runs in 59 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. With this, he has become India’s number-1 batsman in the history of Test cricket as a wicketkeeper who has played the most number of innings of more than 50 runs with a strike rate of more than 100. In this list, he has left behind former captain MS Dhoni. Whereas in world cricket, now only Adam Gilchrist is ahead of Pant. Most 50+ scores by a wicketkeeper with 100+ strike rate in Tests 8 – Adam Gilchrist 5 – Rishabh Pant* 4 – MS Dhoni 4 – Jonny Bairstow 4 – Sarfaraz Ahmed 3 – Quinton de Kock 3 – Niroshan Dickwella 3 – Matt Pryor
Aakash Chopra supports Rishabh Pant’s inclusion in this IPL team
There is a lot of discussion about Rishabh Pant’s participation in the auction. Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Twitter X) Before the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction, all the franchises have to submit the list of their retained players, the last date of which is October 31. According to the new guidelines issued by BCCI, a franchise can retain a maximum of 6 players including uncapped players. Meanwhile, many players are involved in the auction race, but the name of players like Rishabh Pant is also in discussion. Pant has led Delhi in 43 matches. He also took command of the team in IPL 2024. Pant made a spectacular comeback last season after recovering from a car accident. Now amid the news of Pant joining the auction, former cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that he should go to RCB as captain. He said that most franchises can spend big money for a flamboyant cricketer. If his name comes in the auction, a lot of money will be spent: Aakash Chopra Chopra said on his YouTube channel, it is heard that Rishabh Pant may be available in the auction. But many people say that his figures in T20 are not that good, he has had only one successful season in IPL and apart from that he has not scored much runs either. I can give you in writing that if his name comes in the auction, a huge amount will be spent. He further said that, RCB needs a keeper, a batsman and maybe a captain. Punjab will be in need because they will have no one. Delhi will need it, RTM card will be available. KKR also needs him. What about CSK, they need. If Ishan Kishan is left out, Mumbai will also need him. Let us tell you that the last season was good for Rishabh Pant, who returned after a two-year long injury. He scored 446 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 155.40. After this strong performance, he directly joined the Indian team and played in the T20 World Cup 2024.
“People give credit to Rishabh Pant but the real hero of 2021 BGT win was Pujara” – Tim Paine’s surprising statement
Cheteshwar Pujara & Tim Paine (Photo Source: Former Australian captain Tim Paine recently opened up about how important Cheteshwar Pujara’s role was in India’s memorable 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy win. Paine said that Pujara played the most important role in that series win but people still give his credit to Rishabh Pant. In the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, after suffering a humiliating defeat in Adelaide, India, without their regular captain Virat Kohli and several key senior players, made a spectacular comeback and won the series 2-1. On the 2020-21 Australia tour, Team India won the last Test match of the series, which was played at the Gabba ground, by three wickets, in which Rishabh Pant played the match-winning innings. That innings of Rishabh Pant was recorded in the pages of history. Pant is considered the hero of the 2020-21 Australia vs India Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but former Australian Test captain Tim Paine has a different opinion about it. He believes that because of Cheteshwar Pujara, Team India had captured the 2020-21 Border Gavaskar Trophy. The player who won the series for India in the last series was Cheteshwar Pujara – Tim Paine Tim Paine said on the Grade Cricketers podcast, ‘From what I remember, a lot of people talk about Rishabh Pant, in the last series in Australia, but the man who won the series for India was Cheteshwar Pujara. He had demoralized us and our fast bowlers. He was continuously getting the ball hit on his body, but was getting up again and again. It still has its place in Test cricket. Let us tell you that in the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Pujara may not have scored a century, but he spent a long time at the crease, and tired the Australian bowlers. Pujara had scored 271 runs in the four-match Test series, of which 77 was his best score. Whereas Rishabh Pant had scored 274 runs in the series.
ICC Test Rankings: Rishabh Pant made a big jump in the rankings, left Kohli behind, Hitman-Gill suffered loss
Rishabh Pant has moved to sixth position in the rankings, leaving behind Virat Kohli. Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: Getty Images) Under the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, Test series are currently being played between India and New Zealand, South Africa and Bangladesh, Pakistan and England. India had to face defeat by 8 wickets against New Zealand in the first test match of the series. On the other hand, Pakistan defeated England by 152 runs in the second test, after which the series is tied at 1-1. Meanwhile, ICC has released the latest Test rankings. Indian young batsman Rishabh Pant has seen a big rise in his Test batting ranking. He has left Virat Kohli behind and has come to sixth position. At the same time, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have suffered huge losses. Rishabh Pant reached sixth position with 745 rating. England player Joe Root is at first place in the ICC Test batting rankings with 917 rating points. New Zealand player Kane Williamson is not part of the series against India due to injury. He is at second position with 821 rating points. England player Harry Brook is in third place with 803 rating points. Whereas, Yashasvi Jaiswal (780) is at fourth place and Steve Smith (757) is at fifth place. Rishabh Pant played a brilliant inning of 99 runs in the second innings of the first Test against New Zealand. After this inning, he has jumped three places from 9th to 6th in the rankings with a rating of 745. At the same time, Virat Kohli has slipped one place to 8th position with 720 rating points. Salman Ali Aga also benefited England player Ben Duckett also got an increase in the ranking. He has jumped three places to reach 11th position with 706 rating points. Whereas Salman Ali Aga has jumped 8 places and is at 14th position with 684 rating points. Rohit and Gill suffered loss Rohit Sharma scored 2 and 52 runs in the first test against New Zealand. He has slipped two places to joint 15th position with 683 rating points. At the same time, Shubman Gill who could not play the first test due to injury. He has lost four places and is joint 19th with 677 rating points. Rachin Ravindra jumped 36 places Rachin Ravindra scored 134 and 39 runs in the first test against India. He has made a huge jump of 36 places and reached 18th position with 681 rating points. This is also his best ranking till date. ICC latest test batting ranking- 1. Joe Root (England) – 917 rating points 2. Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – 821 rating points 3. Harry Brook (England) – 803 rating points 4. Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) – 780 rating points 5. Steve Smith (Australia) – 757 rating points 6. Rishabh Pant (India) – 745 rating points 7. Usman Khawaja (Australia) – 728 rating points 8. Virat Kohli (India) – 720 rating points 9. Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) – 720 rating points 10. Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka) – 716 rating points
Mohammed Shami has received a lot of encouragement from Rishabh Pant, the experienced fast bowler praised his teammate.
Recently during an event in Gurgaon, Mohammed Shami has given credit to Rishabh Pant. Mohammad Shami and Rishabh Pant (Pic Source-X) Indian team’s star fast bowler Mohammed Shami was injured after the end of the 2023 ODI World Cup. Since then Mohammed Shami has not been seen playing for Team India. Let us tell you that Mohammed Shami was the bowler taking the highest wicket in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. Recently during an event in Gurgaon, Mohammed Shami has given credit to Rishabh Pant. According to Mohammed Shami, Rishabh Pant made a tremendous comeback after the car accident and performed brilliantly for Team India and seeing him encouraged the experienced fast bowler. Mohammed Shami said, ‘I spent a lot of time with Rishabh Pant at the National Cricket Academy where he was rehabbing after recovering from injury. I saw his pictures which were really quite scary. What encouraged me the most was that the brilliant wicketkeeper-batsman was nowhere to be seen unhappy. He was always seen laughing. He was not even able to walk properly but he completed his rehab laughing. This encouraged me a lot and I also got to learn a lot. His positive thinking made me understand the importance of staying calm. Mohammed Shami expressed his views regarding the bowling session after the first test against New Zealand. Mohammed Shami further said, ‘I enjoyed doing the bowling session with Abhishek Nair. Before all this, I was bowling with half the run-up because I did not want to put too much load on my body. We decided yesterday that in the last two sessions I will bowl with full strength and give my 100 percent. The results also turned out to be quite positive and I have full hope that I will be back on track very soon. Currently the team is playing a test series against New Zealand. After this, India has to play a five-match Test series against Australia in which Mohammed Shami can also be seen participating. However, no confirmation has been made yet whether Mohammed Shami will be included in Team India in the Test series against Australia or not. List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will be shocked to know the net worth of these 5 star players of Mumbai Indians.
