Rishabh Pant is an Indian cricket player. He plays as a wicket keeper and batsman for the men’s cricket team. In Under-19 World Cup, Rishabh Pant holds the record of making the fastest half-century. On 21 October 2018, he made his ODI debut against West Indies in Guwahati.
Rishabh Pant is an Indian cricket player. He was born on 4 October 1997 in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. His zodiac sign is Libra. He completed his schooling from Indian Public School, Dehradun. He earned a graduate degree from Shri Venkateshwara College, University of Delhi.
His father’s name is Rajendra Pant, and his mother’s name is Saroj Pant. She has a sister, Sakshi Pant.
Rishabh Pant is unmarried.
Rishabh Pant’s favourites
His hobbies include travelling and listening to music.
His favourite cricketers are Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma. Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
Interesting facts about Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant plays as a wicket keeper and batsman for the men’s cricket team.
He started his cricket journey in the year 2015 in a first-class cricket match.
In the year 2016, he joined the Delhi Daredevils IPL team with Rs 1.9 crore.
In Under-19 World Cup, Rishabh Pant holds the record of making the fastest half-century.
Rishabh Pant considers the cricketer Gilchrist as his idol.
Rishabh Pant’s international debut matches
Rishabh played his first test match against England in Nottingham on 18 August 2018.
On 21 October 2018, he made his ODI debut against West Indies in Guwahati.
Rishabh Pant is a left-handed batsman. His jersey number is 77.
Rishabh Pant’s records
In the year 2016, he became India’s second player to score 267 runs in a match against Bangladesh in Under-19 World Cup.
Rishabh Pant made 309 runs against Maharashtra in 2016-17 Ranji Trophy and became the third youngest Indian to score a triple century in first-class cricket.
In 2018, he took seven wickets in his test match debut.
In the year 2018, he became the first Indian and 12th international player to score a six on the first ball in a debut match.
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