Indian team's wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant is celebrating his 27th birthday today. Pant has created a distinct identity for himself in Indian cricket in a very short time. Pant keeps having fun on the field with his players as well as with the players of the opposition team. Apart from this, Pant is also in the news a lot about his personal life inside and outside the field. Today everyone likes Pant. Till date, no one has forgotten the way Pant led India to victory against Australia in the 2021 Border Gavaskar Trophy at Gabba.
Great comeback after accident
Rishabh Pant had a car accident in December 2022. Pant's life was saved in this horrific accident. After being seriously injured, Pant remained hospitalized for several months. Meanwhile, the fans were missing him a lot. After staying away from cricket for more than one and a half years, Pant made a great comeback this year. Pant returned to the cricket field from IPL 2024. At the same time, fans were eagerly waiting for his return to Test cricket, which Pant considers his favorite format. Now Pant has made a brilliant comeback in Test cricket also. Pant scored a brilliant century in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh.
Scored the first test century in Australia
Pant likes to bat hard against Australia in Test cricket. Pant also scored the first century of his Test career against Australia. In the year 2019, Pant played an inning of 159 runs in the Test match played between India and Australia in Sydney. This match was a draw.
Fastest half century in test
Rishabh Pant holds the record for the fastest half-century in Test cricket. In the test match played against England in the year 2022, Pant completed his half-century in just 28 balls. With this, Pant also left behind former Indian captain Kapil Dev.
'Hero of Gabba'
Rishabh Pant is called the hero of Gabba. The Test series match played between India and Australia in the year 2020-21 was played at Gabba. In this match, Pant played an important unbeaten inning of 89 runs for India. In this match, India defeated Australia by 3 wickets. Australia has lost a Test match at Gabba after 33 years. The Indian team won this series 2-1.