Duleep Trophy: Rishabh Pant Takes Stunning Catch On Return To Red Ball Cricket. Watch

07.09.2024 - 07:58 sports.ndtv.com

India B wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant took a stunning catch to dismiss India A opener Mayank Agarwal in their ongoing Duleep Trophy match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Pant last played a First Class match in December 2022 when India played Bangladesh in a two-match Test series. The star wicketkeeper-batter suffered a life-threatening car crash later that month, sustaining career-ending injuries.

However, Pant made his comeback to cricket earlier this year in the Indian Prermier League (IPL), before featuring for India in the T20 World Cup-winning campaign.

After a gap of almost two years, Pant was back in the whites as he took the field for the Abhimanyu Easwaran-led India B. While he might've failed to perform with the bat, hoping to impress the selectors for the upcoming Tests against Bangladesh, Pant showcased his brilliant gloverwork on Day 2.

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India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has opened up on his comparisons with legendary stumper MS Dhoni. Pant's reaction came after he helped India beat Bangladesh in the 1st Test in Chennai on Sunday. The 26-year-old made a memorable return to Test cricket, hitting a hundred in his first outing in whites for India since December 2022. For long, Pant has been touted as Dhoni's successor in the Indian team. However, he played down comparisons with the former India captain, insisting that he is focused on creating his own identity.

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Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar lauded wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant for his century, pointing out that the left-hander has got a fine defensive technique like legendary former skipper MS Dhoni. Centuries from Gill and Rishabh Pant helped India set a massive 515-run target in the first Test at Chennai. The two future batting stars for India took Bangladeshi bowling apart with some ruthless hitting, continuing their fine form in the long format.

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Watch: Rishabh Pant Convinces Rohit Sharma To Not Take DRS, Siraj Fumes On Seeing Replay

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Watch: Rishabh Pant's Argument With Litton Das Heats Things Up During Chennai Test

Team India star Rishabh Pant was involved in a heated exchange with Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das on Day 1 of the 1st Test in Chennai. The incident happened in the 15th over of India's first innings with Taskin Ahmed bowling to Yashasvi Jaiswal. Taskin bowled a good length a delivery to Jaiswal who defended it towards gully. Pant wanted to steal a run but was sent back by Jaiswal. As the fielder sent the ball towards the non-striker's end, it deflected off Pant's pads and went towards mid-on.