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Full name | Rishabh Rajendra Pant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India |
4 October 1997 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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T20I debut (cap 68) | 1 February 2017 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–present | Delhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–present | Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 777) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 24 January 2017 |
Rishabh Rajendra Pant (born 4 October 1997) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Delhi. He made his first-class debut on 22 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy and his List A debut on 23 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
In December 2015 he was named in India's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. On 1 February 2016, during the tournament, he hit an 18-ball fifty, the fastest at this level.
On 6 February 2016, he was bought by Delhi Daredevils for Rs 1.9 crore only. On the same day, he scored a century for India U-19 in the World Cup, guiding India into the semi-finals.
In the 2016–17 season of the Ranji Trophy, in a match against Maharashtra, Pant scored 308 runs and became the third-youngest Indian and fourth overall, to score a triple century in first-class cricket.
On 8 November 2016, Pant scored the fastest century in the Ranji Trophy, from just 48 balls, in Delhi's match against Jharkhand.
In January 2017 he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against England. He made his debut for India in the third T20I against England at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on 1 February 2017. He became the youngest player for India to debut in a T20I match.