Watch: Rishabh Pant Offers Ravi Shastri His Champagne Bottle As India Seal ODI Series vs England

18.07.2022 - 09:53 sports.ndtv.com

Rishabh Pant was named 'Player of the Match' for his brilliant unbeaten century that helped India beat England by five wickets in the third ODI at Old Trafford in Manchester and seal the series 2-1.

Coming in to bat with India in trouble at 21/2, Pant hit 125* to help India chase down the 260-run target with just under eight overs to spare.

As the team celebrated after the post-match presentation ceremony, the 24-year-old was seen running to former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri with the champagne bottle he was given as his 'Player of the Match' award.

Pant was seen chatting with Shastri and then offering him the bottle before running back to his teammates. Pant gave Shastri pic.twitter.com/dE1Xgx81w4 Even during the team's celebrations, Pant was seen spraying captain Rohit Sharma with champagne.

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