India have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.
Former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer summed up the two matches with a hilarious meme suggesting that it has been a stroll in park for Team India in Jaipur and Ranchi respectively.
For the fans, it was indeed quite a nostalgic moment as Rishabh Pant’s style of instructing the fielders was very similar to how MS Dhoni used to do in past.
Buttler added that Pant is a completely fearless cricketer and he was impressed with how the Indian stumper switched gears through his innings as India registered a historic series win in Australia in 2020-21.
The fans were delighted to see the youngster acknowledging this very small aspect of the sport, which was indeed quite heartwarming to watch.
Dhoni was seen helping Pant with a wicketkeeping drill ahead of Team India’s first Super 12 match against Pakistan.
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Pant and DC head coach Ricky Ponting are known to share a good bond with each other.
The 24-year-old also expressed his gratitude towards the team management and the fans who have been absolutely brilliant for Delhi Capitals.
The 43-year-old opined that the decision to not hand the final over to Kagiso Rabada during Qualifier 1 clash against CSK turned out to be the deciding factor for DC in UAE.
A Twitter user shared the video of the hilarious incident with a caption, “24 year old kiddo.”
The DC skipper produced two memorable moments during his entertaining half-century on Sunday.
The on-air commentators also could not stop laughing as they opined that some of the players might have gone slightly sleepy for a moment.
Monty Panesar said that Rishabh Pant has become a really good captain and even under pressure, he has led the Delhi team well.
Two years back, Pant had revealed that he used to idolize former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist and Dhoni.
Murali Kartik, who was the presenter at toss, also enjoyed the fun banter between the duo.
KKR won the match by 3 wickets with Sunil Narine playing an anchor role with the ball & bat.
Delhi managed just 127/9 in their 20 overs against Kolkata after being invited to bat first by Eoin Morgan.
Extra effort on the shot with lack of timing saw Pant completely missing the ball and throwing the bat away.
Notably, Pant-led Delhi Capitals are at the top of IPL 2021 points table.
Delhi Capitals performed extremely well under the leadership of Pant, winning 6 of their first 8 matches in India.
The missed opportunity did hurt England as the Rishabh Pant-Shadul Thakur duo went on to complete a 100-run partnership for the 7th wicket.
While there were many wishes for Shami from his teammates, one cheeky wish that stood out was from wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant.
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Dawid Malan and openers Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed registered half-centuries, Joe Root registered another century to take England’s lead past 300 at the end of Day 2.
The left-handed batter had a short stay at the wicket and was dismissed for just two runs from nine balls right after the lunch break.
Kohli opted to bat first which proved to be a disastrous call as the team were bowled out for 78 in less than two sessions on Day 1.
The two of them were earlier also seen training in the gym ahead of the match ahead of the Test.
Pant also shared the photographs of their workout session on Instagram where the duo can be seen flexing their muscles while posing.
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The 50th over of Indian innings produced an exciting sequence of events for the fans.
Pant danced down the track and lofted the ball over the off-side field in just the fourth ball he faced off Anderson.
There was a huge sense of relief when the replays were showed on big screen as Kohli and Co. erupted with joy.
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In the video, Pant says how he looks up to MS Dhoni for suggestions regarding his life on and off the field and thus, his picture with him on Instagram while receiving his cap is one of his most special ones.
The wicketkeeping duo, who played together for India’s under-19 team in 2016, have a lot of resemblance in their batting style, technique and approach. A glimpse of the same was on display in Colombo on Sunday.
The 23-year-old was also ecstatic after recovering from the virus as he expressed his delight through a hilarious caption.
Pant’s mandatory isolation period of ten days was set to end on July 18. However he did not join the Indian camp at that time and therefore, KL Rahul took the wicketkeeping gloves in the match against the County Select XI.
Pant’s recovery will give him enough time to get back to training mode prior to the opening Test match beginning on August 4 at Trent Bridge.
Vaughan, however, did not clearly specify what changes he would like to see in the quarantine norms and bio-bubble laws pertaining to players’ isolation.
DK has not still not lost hopes of making a comeback to the Indian side.
The Indian team is scheduled to play two practice games in Durham, beginning from 20th July.
It is also being reported that despite testing positive, he is currently asymptomatic.
Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh believes the young wicket-keeper has proved himself as a match-winner and has matured with his age.
Rishabh Pant does not want to take an off from the sporting high as of now.
Wriddhiman Saha, who was not part of India’s playing XI, kept wickets for three overs during the match.
Terming Rishabh Pant vs Neil Wagner as the battle of the deciding day of the summit clash, Jaffer shared a hilarious meme and put a smile on many faces.
His fiery knock in no time saw him getting applause from many, however, it was Pujara, who had to bear the brunt of Pant’s smashing.
Steyn mentioned that it is disrespectful for any fast bowler to see his delivery being reverse-scooped over the boundary line.
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Rana further added that it’s Pant’s self-belief and determination to strive hard that has taken him this far.
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Notably, Iyer was appointed the captain in 2018 after Gautam Gambhir stepped down midway through the season.
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Rishabh Pant has been in great form, scoring over 500 runs during his last two-Test series.
DC will have some really difficult choices to make with respect to retaining players ahead of the mega auction.
Notably, BCCI has asked the selection committee to pick a 22-24 member squad for the WTC Final.
The ball slipped out of Shankar’s fingers and went at least 20 meters high before it could eventually come down from the sky and reach Pant.
As the DC skipper realised that Yadav was not fully warmed up, he passed a hilarious comment towards the off-spinner.
Led by Shikhar Dhawan, DC Skipper Rishabh Pant wanted to close the curtains early for PBKS until he found Deepak Hooda on the field, who gave his PBKS players and fans a heart stopping moment.
All eyes will be on the two skippers who have had an impressive start to the season with the bat and gloves.
As the new IPL rules suggest that a team should bowl their quota of 20 overs within 90 minutes, we have seen multiple times that captains have been fined for slow over rate.
Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals chased 189 runs to register seven-wicket victory with eight balls to spare.
The newly-appointed DC skipper is set to make his IPL captaincy debut against none other than his idol, MS Dhoni.
When the Delhi boys step out on the field this time, they will be without their regular captain Shreyas Iyer – who has been ruled out of the entire season owing to a shoulder injury.
Fortunes turned for Royal Challengers Bangalore after they won the opening match last night. They beat Mumbai Indians by 2 wickets in Chennai on April 9.
The inspirational speech from DC coach Ricky Ponting comes ahead of the side’s first game against Chennai Super Kings on April 10.
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Delhi Capitals will begin their IPL 2021 campaign on April 10 against Chennai Super Kings.
Rishabh Pant smashed 7 sixes against England today and that is the joint-highest for any player against England.
He unleashed his wide range of strokes and scored 77 off 40 deliveries to help India reach a total of 336/6. However, this particular incident from his innings has quickly become a topic of social media debate.
While Pant has previously captained Delhi in Ranji Trophy, this might be the first time the youngster gets to captain an IPL side.
The batting coach of Punjab Kings made this observation about his franchise’s captain.
Rishabh Pant shared quirky story on Instagram, where he called himself and Axar Patel ‘disciplined’.
A lot of players looked rusty and Virat Kohli mentioned in the post-match presentation that switching gears from one format to the other is not tough and they have done it in the past. Thus it is a matter of time before this strong Indian line-up stages a comeback.
India’s wicket-keeper repeated the miraculous shot on Friday, similar to what he produced against James Anderson in 4th Test.
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The young gun first helped a Kohli-less India win the Test series against Australia and then helped India book a berth in the final of the World Test Championship with a 3-1 win over England.
The 23-year-old also played an outrageous reverse sweep off James Anderson that left everyone in awe.
India are currently leading by 89 runs after Day 2 of the ongoing fourth Test.
As always, an another video of Pant’s funny behaviour has been caught on camera and stump mic and is making rounds on social media.
Skipper Virat Kohli was standing to Rishabh Pant’s right, and former wasn’t expecting ‘spidey’ to come on his side. However, wicket-keeper batsman intentionally tried to scare the skipper.
Pant represented Delhi at multiple age-level matches and made his debut for team Delhi in 2015.