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Australian legends Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, and ex-India skipper Sunil Gavaskar have contrasting views on Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik. While the two Australia batters backed Rishabh Pant to be a part of Team India’s playing XI during the upcoming T20 World Cup Down Under, Sunil Gavaskar felt that the Indian think tank comprising captain […]

The Indian cricket team led by Rohit Sharma is not having a good time on the field, and that became quite evident on Tuesday after the Men in Blue were beaten by Australia in the first T20I in Mohali. Their defeat came days after their shock exit from the Asia Cup where they suffered consecutive […]

On Sunday, the Dubai International Cricket Stadium played host to an India-Pakistan thriller that went down the wire with the Men in Blue eventually winning by five wickets in the final over of the match. Thanks to Hardik Pandya’s all-round performance, Rohit Sharma and company avenged their loss to Pakistan in last year’s T20 World […]

The social media war between India batter Rishabh Pant and Bollywood starlet Urvashi Rautela has shown no signs of ending. On Sunday, the cricketer posted a cryptic message on Instagram in the latest twist to their bitter saga. “Don’t stress over what you cannot control,” Rishabh Pant’s post read. Earlier, the war of words between […]

India cricket star Rishabh Pant’s fans have slammed model-turned-actress Urvashi Rautela for making controversial claims about the wicketkeeper-batter. The netizens accused the movie star of creating an unnecessary row ahead of a crucial tournament like the Asia Cup and impacting Rishabh Pant’s peace of mind. Others claimed that Urvashi Rautela was not only obsessed with […]

India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant and actress Urvashi Rautela became the top trending topic on the microblogging site Twitter on Friday after the pair took potshots at each other. Some even dubbed it the “most famous war of 2022”, putting it ahead of the Russia-Ukraine military conflict. Most famous wars in 2022😅 #RishabhPant #Urvashirautela pic.twitter.com/dO5HheGC6z […]

The war of words between model-turned-actress Urvashi Rautela and India batter Rishabh Pant escalated after the film star hit back at the cricketer, calling him “Chotu bhaiya” in a hard-hitting post on Instagram on Thursday night. Urvashi Rautela wrote: “Chotu bhaiya should play bat ball. Main koi munni badnaam nahi hoon badnam hone with young […]

Rishabh Pant has been an exceptional player for India in red-ball cricket, having broken several records in Test matches. Earlier this month, the left-hander broke a 72-year-old record in the rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston. With his scores of 146 and 57, Rishabh Pant became the first visiting wicketkeeper to make more than […]

With Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant firing on all cylinders, several cricket pundits have questioned Shreyas Iyer’s place in Team India. Additionally, Shreyas Iyer’s problems against the short ball have been well documented and he has received a lot of flak for his inability to overcome the challenge of deliveries that are pointed towards his […]

Ricky Ponting has called for the inclusion of both Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik aka DK in India’s T20 World Cup squad. According to the former Australian skipper, both men are crucial for India’s successful campaign Down Under. Rishabh Pant recently dazzled in England, having made hundreds in the lone Test match and the ODIs. […]

At a time when Rishabh Pant has been earning rich praises from past and former cricketers for his batting heroics across formats, ex-Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has blasted the India star for his weight. Shoaib Akhtar has claimed that Rishabh Pant is a little overweight for his age and he must shed some kilos to […]

India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant has been earning rave reviews from former cricketers for his scintillating performances with the bat of late. Many past players have tipped him to take over the captaincy of the Indian cricket team once current regular captain Rohit Sharma decides to step down from his post. Former India batter Arun […]

After winning the hearts of millions of Indian supporters with his scintillating displays in Tests, Rishabh Pant finally opened his century account in white-ball cricket as smacked his maiden ODI ton against England at Old Trafford on Sunday. The India dasher remained unbeaten on 125 off 113 balls as he guided the Rohit Sharma-led side […]

Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has made a massive prediction about India’s rising star Rishabh Pant, saying that the left-hander was on course to become a “world-class” player. The ex-Pakistan tweaker also compared Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya’s partnership in Sunday’s third ODI against England with Yuvraj Singh’s match-defining stand with Mohammed Kaif in the […]

Rishabh Pant played a breathtaking knock of 125* in the final ODI against England at Old Trafford to lead India to their third ever bilateral series win on English soil on Sunday. While Rishabh Pant became one of the top trends on social media, it was captain Rohit Sharma who stole the limelight from him […]

Moments after Rishabh Pant’s unbeaten 125 powered India to a 2-1 series victory over England at Old Trafford in Manchester, a Twitter post from India’s 2011 World Cup winner Yuvraj Singh took social media by storm. Rishabh Pant smashed his maiden ODI century, hitting a majestic 125* off 113 deliveries, featuring 16 boundaries and two […]

Rishabh Pant slammed his maiden ODI century as Rohit Sharma and company went on to register a five-wicket victory over world champions England in Manchester on Sunday. With their victory, Team India also secured the series 2-1, having won the first and last matches in London and Old Trafford. En route to his knock of […]

India dangerman Rishabh Pant smashed a defiant hundred against England in the third ODI at Old Trafford in Manchester, leading the Rohit Sharma-led side to a 2-1 series triumph over the Three Lions on Sunday. What a fine knock from young Rishabh Pant!Answers all that criticism with the bat on this tour…And a sensational finish […]

Team India has had seven skippers in 2022 and Shikhar Dhawan will become the eighth man to captain the national team this year when he will lead them in the upcoming ODI series against West Indies later this month. Among the seven who have already led India in the past seven months are KL Rahul, […]

For months, several former Indian cricketers were demanding Rishabh Pant be tried as an opener in T20Is, and on Saturday, captain Rohit Sharma fulfilled their long-pending wish. The explosive wicketkeeper batter finally made his debut as an opener in the shortest version of the sport in the second match of the three-match T20Is series against […]

Rishabh Pant continued his fine run in red-ball cricket with scores of 146 and 57 in the just-concluded fifth and final Test against England at Edgbaston. His splendid twin knocks in the longest format of the game came amid his struggles in ODIs and T20Is where his numbers are poor, to say the least. While […]

Rishabh Pant may have cracked the Test code but was yet to sparkle in limited-overs cricket with his ODI and T20I averages reading 32.50 and 23.15 respectively. Surprisingly, Rishabh Pant has only scored 715 runs in the 50-over format while in the T20Is he has 741 runs to his name. Rishabh Pant was yet to […]

India may have lost the rescheduled fifth and final Test against England at Edgbaston by seven wickets, Rishabh Pant was the one Indian star who put up a spectacular show throughout the match. It won’t be an exaggeration to say that Rishabh Pant was outstanding both with the bat and the gloves in Birmingham. In […]

India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant made history in the just-concluded fifth and final Test against England in Birmingham which his team lost by seven wickets on Tuesday. While India failed to win their first series in England in 15 years as the hosts went on to claim a spectacular victory, thanks to unbeaten centuries from Joe […]

In Test cricket, Rishabh Pant is a blockbuster entertainer, something he once again proved right on Day 1 of the ongoing Test between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham. With India on the ropes at 98/5 in the opening innings of the match, Rishabh Pant came to their rescue with his scintillating knock of […]

If Rishabh Pant was India’s savior, Ravindra Jadeja was the perfect foil to the Uttarakhand-born wicketkeeper batter as both men went on to score centuries in the fifth and the final Test of the series between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham. While Rishabh Pant exploded to smash a scintillating 146 off 111 balls […]

At a time when Rishabh Pant has been earning rave reviews for his scintillating hundred in the final Test against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham, at least from former Indian and English cricketers, one man has stood out for his criticism of the 24-year-old left-hander. He’s none other than Pakistan speedster Mohammad Asif who has […]

India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant came up with a breathtaking knock on Day 1 of the fifth and final Test match against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday. The 24-year-old explosive middle-order batter looked in imperious touch as he launched an all-out assault on the English bowlers to bring up his fifth hundred in […]

Rishabh Pant was the toast of the nation on Friday as he tore the English bowling attack apart to score a breathtaking 146 off 111 deliveries to bring India back in the game on Day 1 of the fifth and the final Test against England at Edgbaston. Rishabh Pant arrived at the crease when the […]

Virat Kohli once again disappointed Indian fans as he lost his wicket for just 11 in the first innings of the ongoing fifth and final Test match against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday. Young English fast bowler got rid of the star batter in the 25th over of India’s essay, as Virat Kohli […]

Chorus for Virat Kohli’s return as Team India captain in the upcoming Test match against England grew louder after former Three Lions spinner Graeme Swann backed him to lead the side in the absence of Rohit Sharma. Regular skipper Rohit Sharma is currently in isolation after testing for COVID-19 on Saturday. However, the chances of […]

In the five-match T20I series against South Africa, Rishabh Pant grabbed headlines for his string of mediocre performances with the bat. The 24-year-old was also Team India’s stand-in captain during the series but managed to accumulate only 58 runs in his 5 outings against the Proteas. His scores in the games in Delhi, Cuttack, Visakhapatnam, […]

Rishabh who could only make 58 runs in his five outings against South Africa at home, found top form on Friday as he smashed 76 off 87 balls on Day 2 of the warm-up match against Leicestershire. Instead of Team India, Rishabh Pant walked out to bat for Leicestershire and got going almost immediately as […]

Rishabh Pant’s first series as India captain turned out to be a rollercoaster ride as he lost games against South Africa in Delhi and Cuttack before winning the next two in Visakhapatnam and Rajkot. Interestingly, Rishabh Pant wasn’t even named skipper for the five matches against the Proteas but was elevated to the position after […]

Fans were left furious with India coach Rahul Dravid’s comments about Rishabh Pant’s chances of featuring in the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. The 24-year-old who captained the Men in Blue in the recently-concluded T20I series against South Africa looked completely out of sorts with the bat in the five matches at […]

Widely considered as one of the explosive batters in the world, Rishabh Pant’s T20I numbers are in stark contrast to his figures in Test cricket. While he averages well over 40 in the longest format, in the shortest version of the sport his average barely crosses the 23 mark. In the recently concluded T20I series […]

Rishabh Pant could only make 58 runs in five knocks against South Africa, prompting many former cricketers like Aakash Chopra, Danish Kaneria, and Graeme Smith to question his place in the Indian cricket team. But head coach Rahul Dravid defended Rishabh Pant, who was also Team India’s captain during the just concluded bilateral matches against […]

India captain Rishabh Pant has been slammed right, left, and centre for his poor shot selection in the ongoing T20I series against South Africa, as he has managed to score only 57 runs in the four matches in Delhi, Cuttack, Visakhapatnam, and Rajkot. His batting form has raised alarm bells in Indian cricketing circles, with […]

India captain Rishabh Pant’s poor form is among one of the hottest topics of discussion on social media and within the cricketing fraternity of the cricket-crazy nation. While legends like Sunil Gavaskar, and Dale Steyn had earlier slammed Rishabh Pant for not learning from his previous mistakes, now ex-Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has joined the […]