3 Best Performances By Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant has been the talk of the town since his return to the Indian Cricket team after his horrific car accident happened last year when he was travelling to his hometown to meet his family, due to which he was severely injured and took him more than 1 year to be completely fit, for which he even had to miss the ICC Cricket. However, Pant never lost hope and believed in his ability to get fit and represent the Indian team again.

After making a strong return in the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) from Delhi Capitals franchise, where he finished the tournament by scoring must runs from the Delhi-based franchise with 446 runs in 13 games with an average of 40, having 3 half-centuries to his name. The left-hand batsman continued with his brilliant form in the 9th edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, where after scoring a 50-plus knock in the warm-up game against Bangladesh, the wicket-keeper batsman scored 36 runs in 26 balls against Ireland and a crucial knock of 42 runs against arch-rivals Pakistan when the Indian team were 2 wickets down on the score of 19 runs, which helped Men in Blue to win the game by 6 runs.

Pant has now scored 167 runs in 6 games in the tournament from the Indian team. He is the second leading run-scorer after the Indian captain Rohit Sharma. But this is not the first time Rishabh Pant has shown his prowess on the international stage he has been a big match-winner for the Indian team on several occasions. Through, this article, we are going to talk about the top 3 Best best performances of Rishabh Pant.

1. 92 off 132 balls vs West Indies at Hyderabad (2018)

Pant played this knock during the second Test against the West Indies in Hyderabad in 2018. However, he felt just 8 runs short of completing his century. But his batting was praised by everyone as when he came to the crease, the Indian team were 4 wickets down on the score of 162 runs. Pant played carefully, especially against Jason Holder, who posed challenges for the Indian batter. Pant formed a crucial partnership of 152-run with Ajinkya Rahane for the fifth wicket.

In this inning, the southpaw batter hit 11 fours and 2 sixes, showing his class on an international world. Pant's contribution was highly significant. India gained a first-innings lead of 56 runs and subsequently bowled out the West Indies for a mere 127 in the second innings.

2. 125 Not Out Vs England (3rd ODI) at Old Trafford – 2022

India won on England tour in 2022, for 1 Test, 3 ODIs and 3T2Is, after showing prowess in the Test Match against England with a Ton. The Left-hand batsman again showed why is a big match player on Sunday at Old Trafford in the series-deciding third ODI, where he scored 125 runs while Chasing a target of 260 to win the match and series. This knock came when Men in Blue were 4 wickets down on the score of 72 runs with Reece Topley removing the trio of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in quick succession.

However, Pant came to India’s rescue once again. His maiden ODI ton and a 133-run stand with Hardik Pandya stabilised the Indian innings. Pant mixed his aggression with caution and remained unbeaten on 125, helping India overhaul the target with 47 balls to spare and win the series.

3. 97 Vs Australia (3rd Test) At SCG – 2021

Rishabh Pant showed the world, why he has been named among the match-winners for the Indian team when he played a knock of 97 runs against Australia in Sydney Cricket Ground while chasing a massive 400-plus target in the second innings of the third Test in Sydney in 2021, Rishabh Pant’s concentration and defence frustrated the Australian bowlers.