Wasim Jaffer's Birthday Wish For Rishabh Pant Comes With A Hilarious Meme Starring Rohit Sharma

04.10.2022 - 11:45 sports.ndtv.com

Star India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant turned 25 on Tuesday and Wasim Jaffer extended his birthday wishes in quintessential fashion, with a meme.

The meme, with three frames of India captain Rohit Sharma interviewing Pant, shows the former wishing the latter and asking him what he wants as a birthday gift. "Batting," is the reply in the second frame and the third has Rohit with a whacky expression.

The tweet, in the backdrop of Pant not getting a chance to bat in the two T20Is against South Africa despite being in the playing XI, went viral in no time.

Happy Birthday @RishabhPant17 #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/Oecuj9ABNV Pant is unlikely to get a look-in in the T20 World Cup starting later this month, with Dinesh Karthik preferred over him, but in the South Africa series, he has been played in the absence of the rested Hardik Pandya.

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A lot is going on since BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who is also the president of the Asian Cricket Council, confirmed that India would not be travelling to Pakistan for the Asia Cup next year and that the event will be happening at a neutral venue. What followed was a statement from the Pakistan Cricket Board stating that the decision was made without even consulting the ACC members and the board said that it could impact Pakistan's participation in 2023 World Cup which is slated to be played in India. It has become a hot topic now with cricket veterans also putting their opinions forward on the issue.

Virat Kohli can teach you how to go through pressure situations: Rishabh Pant

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Indian Players Not Talking Too Much About World Cup. Captain Rohit Sharma Explains Why

Since winning the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007, the Indian cricket team hasn't been crowned champions in the shortest format of the game. Even the last ODI World Cup win came back in 2011. Ahead of the start of India's campaign in the T20 World Cup 2022, skipper Rohit Sharma said that the players in the team aren't talking much about the fact that they are playing in a 'World Cup'. Rohit also explained the logic behind such an approach.

Rishabh Pant Spotted With Heavily Strapped Right Knee. Picture Goes Viral

India defeated Australia by 6 runs in their first of the two warm-up matches ahead of the start of their T20 World Cup campaign. To everyone's surprise Rishabh Pant did not come out to bat for India in the game despite the side losing 7 wickets while batting first against Australia in the game in Brisbane. While it was Dinesh Karthik who kept the wickets for India during bowling, Pant was spotted in the dugout with a heavy strapping and ice pack on his right knee.

When Will Rishabh Pant Get A Go In Playing Xi? Suresh Raina Weighs In Ahead Of Pakistan Clash

One of the finest cricketers in the game, Rishabh Pant hasn't had the best of year from a personal perspective in limited-overs cricket. When it comes to T20I cricket, Pant's spot has been overtaken by Dinesh Karthik whose finishing prowess has been duly rewarded by the team management. A T20 World Cup-winner, Suresh Raina feels Pant will come back into the playing XI one or two games into the tournament. In a way, Raina has hinted that that the left-handed wicket-keeper batter might not get into the playing XI against Pakistan.

WATCH: 11-year-old boy impresses Rohit Sharma with his bowling

Rohit Sharma is indeed a man of people. Often seen clicking pictures and talking to his fans in the crowd, the star batter gave an 11-year-old fan a moment he would remember for his lifetime. Rohit let the kid bowl at him in the nets. 11-year-old Drushil Chauhan was part of a morning event at the WACA ground in Perth. The Indian team arrived for their noon practice session. From their dressing room, they could see 100-odd young children playing cricket and it was Drushil who caught everyone's attention. He was given a chance to bowl to the Indian captain, Rohit Sharma. "We were at the WACA for a noon practice session and kids were finishing their morning event. We could see 100-odd kids playing cricket from our dressing room. One caught everyone's attention, especially Rohit. Everyone was amazed by his smooth run-up, his natural talent and how he was beating the bat consistently. Rohit went out to ask him to bowl few balls in the nets. It was an amazing sight," said Hari Prasad Mohan, Team India's analyst, in a video posted by BCCI.