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Full name | Rishabh Rajendra Pant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India[1] | 4 October 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 291) | 18 August 2018 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 3 January 2025 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 224) | 21 October 2018 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 7 August 2024 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 68) | 1 February 2017 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 28 July 2024 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2015–present | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2024 | Delhi Capitals (squad no. 17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 January 2025 |
Rishabh Rajendra Pant (Hindi: [ɾɪˈʂʌbʰ ɾaː'dʒeːd̪ɾə pʌnt̪]; born 4 October 1997) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team as a wicket-keeper batter. He plays for Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. Having played all formats for India, he is best known for his consistency to score runs in Test cricket. Pant plays for Delhi in domestic cricket.
Pant became the most expensive player of Indian Premier League in the history as he was bought for ₹27.00 crore (£2.6 million) by Lucknow Super Giants in Indian Premier League auction 2025. He was a member of the Indian team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup. He was the vice-captain of the India U-19 team that was runner-up at the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]
He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for India in January 2017, his Test debut in August 2018, and his One Day International (ODI) debut in October 2018. In January 2019, Pant was named the ICC Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year at the 2018 ICC Awards.[4] In February 2021, Pant was named the Men's Player of the Month in the first edition of the ICC Player of the Month Awards.[5]
In June 2022, Pant was named as the Indian captain for the T20I series against South Africa, after the designated captain KL Rahul was ruled out of the series due to an injury.[6] In the 2025 IPL auction, Pant was bought by the Lucknow Super Giants for a record-breaking 27 crores.
Rishabh Pant, Brendon McCullum and David Warner - all 5ft 7in - prove that small players can still hit the ball with stunning power.
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