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Ajaz Patel Reveals How He Outfoxed Rishabh Pant To Seal Victory For New Zealand In 3rd Test

New Zealand's left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel had another memorable performance in the city of his birth – taking 11 wickets overall – to play the leading role in the visitors' completing the 3-0 series win over India at the Wankhede Stadium. At one point, the win seemed distant from New Zealand as wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was waging a lone battle. But Ajaz eventually found the spike on Pant's bat through a turning in delivery taking a glove edge to the keeper's gloves.

"Batter Hit His Pads": AB de Villiers Fumes At Rishabh Pant's Controversial Dismissal In 3rd Test

India's wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant looked destined to take the team to a consolation victory in the third and final Test against New Zealand. After the hosts incurred yet another top-order collapse, losing 5 batters for just 29 runs, Pant displayed a brilliant counter-attacking knock to score 64 runs off 57 balls in the chase of 147 runs. However, Pant had to march back to the pavilion after a controversial dismissal against Ajaz Patel that got the world of social media talking.

Rishabh Pant Compared To Viv Richards, Virender Sehwag After Shattering This All-Time Record

Once Rishabh Pant gets going, there's no stopping. The wicket-keeper batter, who had a solitary run under his belt at stumps on Day 1, went berserk from the first ball on Day 2, slamming a half-century in just 36 balls to put India in the driving seat. While Pant didn't last for long after completing his fifty, his fiery knock did shatter an all-time record for India against New Zealand in the third Test, earning comparisons with greats like Viv Richards and Virender Sehwag from Ravi Shastri.

India vs New Zealand 3rd Test Day 3 LIVE Score Updates: Rishabh Pant Slams Fifty, Keeps 6-Down India's Hopes Alive

India vs New Zealand 3rd Test Day 3 LIVE Updates: Rishabh Pant has brought up his half-century as India are hoping for a win in the chase of 147. Despite losing six wickets in a quick succession, India are still hopeful as Pant and Washington Sundar are forming a good partnership. On the other hand, the Kiwi bowlers are aiming for some quick wickets, in order to sweep the series.

"Was Getting Difficult To...": Report Reveals Why Rishabh Pant Was Not Retained By Delhi Capitals

Swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2025 auction. The news became official once DC announced the list of their retained players and it didn't have the name of Pant in it. The 27-year-old joined the Delhi-based franchise in 2016 and started leading the Capitals in 2021. In 2020, Delhi Capitals reached their first-ever final. However, in the last season, they narrowly missed the playoffs based on net run rate, with Pant being their captain. A recent media report has revealed on why Pant was not retained by the Delhi-based franchise.

"Barring Rishabh Pant...": Sanjay Manjrekar's Blunt 'Survival' Message To Gautam Gambhir And Co. On India's Flaws

The India vs New Zealand third Test is poised at an interesting juncture. India have reduced New Zealand to nine-down in Mumbai, bus the visitors have a lead of 143 runs at stumps on Day 2. If the last Kiwi pair cane push the lead to even 160s, it will be a tricky affair for India batting at the Wankhede Stadium in the fourth innings. India are already down 2-0 in the three-match series, and need to win or draw this match to avoid being clean-sweeped at home. After New Zealand were restricted to 235 in the first innings, India took a slender lead as they were out for 263 in the first innings.

Meet The Private Chef Behind Implementing Rishabh Pant's Performance-Based Nutrition Plan

Since the time India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been back to playing cricket, one understands that everything around him related to his fitness and recovery has been very strict and tailor-made. In terms of nutrition too, Pant now has a private chef named Akshay Arora, the founder of Mumbai-based Neat Meals, who travels with him for his cricket commitments. Arora has the all-important responsibility of carefully monitoring and managing Pant's dietary needs in a partnership with his nutritionist Shweta Shah.

Ricky Ponting Namedrops Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer While Discussing Punjab Kings' Priority

Newly appointed Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting discussed the franchise's strategy for player retentions and outlined plans for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction set for later this year. Each franchise released its retention list on Thursday, 31 October. Ponting and Punjab chose to retain only two uncapped players, Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh, entering the auction with substantial funds and a fresh approach to squad building.

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Ajaz Patel Reveals How He Outfoxed Rishabh Pant To Seal Victory For New Zealand In 3rd Test

"Batter Hit His Pads": AB de Villiers Fumes At Rishabh Pant's Controversial Dismissal In 3rd Test

Rishabh Pant Compared To Viv Richards, Virender Sehwag After Shattering This All-Time Record

India vs New Zealand 3rd Test Day 3 LIVE Score Updates: Rishabh Pant Slams Fifty, Keeps 6-Down India's Hopes Alive

"Was Getting Difficult To...": Report Reveals Why Rishabh Pant Was Not Retained By Delhi Capitals

"Barring Rishabh Pant...": Sanjay Manjrekar's Blunt 'Survival' Message To Gautam Gambhir And Co. On India's Flaws

Meet The Private Chef Behind Implementing Rishabh Pant's Performance-Based Nutrition Plan

Ricky Ponting Namedrops Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer While Discussing Punjab Kings' Priority