Rishabh Pant tops three T20I knocks
Over the previous several years, Rishabh Pant has established himself as India’s first-choice wicketkeeper in all three formats.
Over the previous several years, Rishabh Pant has established himself as India’s first-choice wicketkeeper in all three formats. On his day, he is a game-changer who can win matches by himself. Pant made his T20I debut in January 2017 against England, however he was in and out of the Indian team. He didn’t become a regular in the shortest format until India played England again in March 2021.
However, he has yet to fully realise his genuine potential in T20Is. He has 683 runs scored in 37 innings pitched, with an average of 24 and a strike rate of 126. The southpaw has three half-centuries to his name as well. On that topic, let’s take a look back at Rishabh Pants best three T20I knocks. In the third T20I at Chepauk, West Indies won the toss and chose to bat first. The visitors got off to an unusually poor start by their lofty standards, managing 94/3 in 12.5 overs before Nicholas Pooran came in to bat. Pooran’s outstanding performance (53 off 25 balls) enabled the Windies to put a competitive total of 183/3 on the board. India got off to a shaky start, losing Rohit Sharma (4) and KL Rahul (17) within the first two powerplay overs. Pant came in to bat with India at 45/2 in the sixth over, opposite Shikhar Dhawan. At the conclusion of the tenth over, the hosts were 75/2.
With another 106 runs needed for victory, the two began to take calculated chances. Pant chose to go after Kieron Pollard, while Dhawan went after Oshane Thomas. India then added 45 runs in the next three overs, lowering the needed run rate to less than nine. With a ramp towards fine leg, the keeper-batter quickly reached his first T20I half-century.