RISHABH PANT (DELHI)

Rishabh Pant is perhaps one of the most exciting talents to come out of IPL and Indian domestic circuit. An explosive left-handed batsman and a very safe wicketkeeper, Pant became the youngest player to captain a Ranji side in the finals of the tournament, when he captained Delhi against Vidarbha in the finals of last year’s Ranji Trophy.

Pant has already made his mark in the Indian Premier League with some scintillating innings (128* from 63 balls) for Delhi Daredevils including a whirlwind century in IPL 2018. Pant scored the second-fastest century in a Twenty20 match, making 100 from 32 balls for Delhi against Himachal in the Zonal T20 league.

Pant made his India debut in T20Is against England in 2017 and later played in the Nidahas Trophy 2018.

Pant was on India A tour to England and has scored important runs for the team in both FC and List A matches on the tour. Based on his performances, Rishabh Pant was included in the Indian Test squad as an understudy to Dinesh Karthik for the first three Tests against England.

Given his penchant for aggressive batting, Pant is seen as the heir to the throne of MS Dhoni in the Indian team and at the moment, India desperately requires a keeper who can bat in Test matches and Pant fulfills all these criteria easily.

Future is bright for Rishabh Pant and he has all the chances in the world to grab this opportunity and perform on the world stage.