Early life

Rishabh Pant was born in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India to Rajendra Pant and Saroj Pant. At the age of 12, Pant traveled to Delhi on weekends with his mother to be trained at the Sonnet Cricket Academy under Tarak Sinha. He and his mother lived in a gurdwara in Moti Bagh Village because they had no place to live in the city. Sinha suggested that Pant move to Rajasthan to play U-13 and U-15 cricket, but to no avail. Pant was directed by his mentor to revise his entire hitting technique, which is based on hand-eye coordination, in order to become a better hitter. His turning point came when he played U-19 cricket for Delhi against Assam. Pant had achieved the highest score with 35 points, but was severely reprimanded by the coach for giving away his wicket on a hat trick. He then hit 150 in the second innings, which he believed was the most important stroke of his career.

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Domestic career

Rishabh Pant made his first-class debut on October 22, 2015 in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy and his List A debut on December 23, 2015 in the 2015-16 Vijay Hazare Trophy.

In the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy, Pant scored 308 runs in one innings during a game against Maharashtra, becoming the third-youngest Indian to achieve a triple century in top-notch cricket.

On November 8, 2016, Pant scored the fastest century in the Ranji Trophy in Delhi's match against Jharkhand with just 48 balls.
In February 2017, Pant was named Delhi captain for the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2016-17. He replaced Gautam Gambhir, who led Delhi into the final of the preseason. Delhi coach Bhaskar Pillai said it was a "consensus decision" to give blood pant for the future.

On January 14, 2018, in the 2017/18 Zonale T20 League between Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, Pant posted the second fastest century in a Twenty20 game, making 100 out of 32 balls.

Rishabh Pant IPL (Indian Premier League)

On February 6, 2016, Pant was bought by Delhi Daredevils for Rs 1.9 crore. On the same day he scored a century for India's U-19s in the World Cup and led India to the semi-finals.

The trousers were purchased by the Delhi Daredevils at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in 2016. Pant played only his third game of his IPL season, making 69 runs of 40 balls to give Delhi an eight-wicket win over the Gujarat Lions. He made his first IPL in half a century from 25 balls. In the 2017 season he scored 97 runs in 43 balls against the same team in Delhi on May 4th.

In May 2018, during the 2018 Indian Premier League, Pant scored 128 out of 63 balls against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, which was the highest single score by an Indian cricketer in the history of the IPL at the time, but was later broken by KL Rahul, who ran 132 runs for Kings scored XI Punjab. In March 2021, Pant was named Delhi Capitals captain for the Indian Premier League 2021.

Captain of Delhi Capitals 2021 Pant was named Delhi Capitals captain ahead of the 2021 IPL after Shreyas Iyer was excluded from the tournament with a shoulder injury. On April 10, 2021, Pant played his first game as captain of the Delhi Capitals against the Chennai Super Kings, Rishabh Pant became the fifth youngest captain of the Indian Premier League. Pant won his first match as the IPL captain when Delhi Capitals defeated the Chennai Super Kings with seven wickets. Pant led Delhi Capitals to 4 wins from their first 6 games in the 2021 IPL. Rishabh Pant IPL price 2021 was INR 16 cr.

Pant became the second youngest to hit 100 in the IPL after Manish Pandey. It was Pants' first IPL bin and the 50th century of a batsman in tournament history.

International career

Early years (2017-19)

Rishabh Pant Wicket-Keeping India vs England Series 2018

In January 2017, Pant was named to the Indian squad of Twenty20 International (T20I) for the series against England. He made his debut for India on February 1, 2017 in the third T20I against England at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Pant became the youngest player for India to debut in a T20I game 120 days at the age of 19 before Washington Sundar played 80 days at the age of 18 and made his debut in 2017.
In June 2017, Pant was called up to India's squad for a limited overs tour against the West Indies. In February 2018, he was named to India's T20I squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy.

In July 2018, Pant was named to India's test squad for the series against England. He made his Test debut against England on August 18, 2018. He was the first batsman for India to hit the mark with a six in Test cricket. On September 11, 2018, Pant scored his first Test century against England. He became the second youngest wicket keeper and the first Indian wicket keeper to score a test century in England. The following month he was named to India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies. On October 21, 2018, he made his ODI debut for India against the West Indies.

In December 2018, during the first Test against Australia, Pant made 11 catches, most of them from a wicket keeper for India in a friendly match. In January 2019, during the fourth Test against Australia, Pant became the first wicket keeper for India to score a century in a friendly in Australia
In June 2019, Pant was appointed to the Indian squad as cover for Shikhar Dhawan at the 2019 World Cricket Championship, who suffered a hairline crack in his left thumb during India's game against Australia. On June 19, 2019, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that Dhawan had been expelled for the remainder of the tournament, with Pant confirmed as his replacement. After the World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Pant the rising star of the squad.

In September 2019, during the second Test against the West Indies, Pant became the fastest wicket keeper for India, causing fifty layoffs in Test cricket. In January 2021, during the fourth Test against Australia, Pant became the fastest wicket keeper for India, reaching 1,000 runs in Test cricket.

The tough phase (2019-20)

The 2019-20 home season has been billed as an important season for Rishabh Pant. MS Dhoni had announced a break from international cricket and India started the season in search of a new foothold for wicket, with Pant one of the frontrunners. However, normal left-handed performances and the emergence of KL Rahul as a wicket-keeper option meant Pant slid the pecking order down.

A somber show in the 2020 IPL season didn't help either. Pant, who had accumulated 1,172 runs with a strike rate of 168 in the last two seasons, managed to collect only 343 runs with a strike rate of 113.

The pants were consequently removed from the limited overs team that toured Australia in 2020-21. However, he kept his place on the test team, but did not make it into the eleven of the first test in Adelaide.

During this time, Pant was heavily criticized by fans and the media. Contemptuous comparisons with the Indian cricket legend MS Dhoni have often been made. There have been cases where the crowd "Dhoni! Dhoni!" when Pant made a mistake in the field.

The Rise (2021-Present)

India were knocked out for 36 in the second innings of the 2020-21 Border Gavaskar Trophy First Test, so they lost the Test by 8 wickets despite having a healthy lead in the first innings. The unavailability of Virat Kohli for the remainder of the series prompted India to change their line-up to increase the clout. Rishabh Pant was selected for the second test in Melbourne ahead of Wriddhiman Saha.

While Pant scoring a valuable 29 in the first innings of the Melbourne Test, he made a career change in Sydney. With 97 overs to survive on the final day, India did not start well as they lost the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane, who scored a century in the last Test, early in the day. Since Jadeja broke her arm at the beginning of the game, India was also close to a batsman. Pant also suffered a minor injury in the game. Still, he was promoted in order and came out with a 5 to hit. He hit 12 fours and 3 sixs in his counter-attack of 97 runs with only 118 balls. Its 148-strong partnership with Pujara put India in a victorious position. The match would eventually end in a tie, making the 4th Test in Brisbane the final.

Australia had not been defeated in Brisbane since 1988. India had a number of first-choice players - Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Hanuma Vihari, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma - unavailable due to injury and the underdogs entered the game. Rishabh Pant put in a match-winning performance on Day 5 when India had a big goal of 328 in the 4th innings. Pant scored an unbeaten 89 with 9 fours and a six and hit the winning runs too. He was also named "Player of the Game"

In July 2021, before warming up for the test series against England, Pant tested positive for COVID-19. He did not travel to Durham with the Indian troop, Pant remained in quarantine.