India wicket keeper Rishabh Pant finally came well when the team needed him the most in the last T20I. Pant scored 65* off 42 balls to steer India to a series whitewash against the West Indies.
Pant also ensured he stitched a fruitful 106-run-stand with India skipper Virat Kohli to get the chase back on track. Pant’s innings was laced with four sixes and four fours as he registered the highest individual score for an Indian wicket keeper in T20Is.
Pant surpassed MS Dhoni to the feat, which in itself is a massive achievement early in his career. After the brilliant knock, he took to his social media page and posted a picture from his innings where he sweeps Oshane Thomas for an incredible six. He captioned the picture, “3:0”.
3:0 🇮🇳 🙌 pic.twitter.com/SCjjQHPi64
— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) August 7, 2019
He was then praised by Ranveer Singh and Danielle Wyatt.
“We are looking at him (Rishabh Pant) as the future. He’s got a lot of skill and lot of talent. It is about giving him some space and not putting too much pressure. He’s come a long way since he’s started. We want to be professional as a side. Looking forward to some fun in the ODIs and Tests as well,” said India captain Virat Kohli after the series win.
PNN/Agencies