Rishabh Rajendra Pant is an Indian left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He is often described as the new Mahendra Singh Dhoni due to his good wicketkeeping abilities and aggressive batting style.
Wiki/Biography
Rishabh was born on October 4, 1997, in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India (age 27; as of 2024). However, his roots can be traced back to Roorkee in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. He was educated at the Indian Public School, Dehradun. He studied at Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi. Rishabh always dreamed of becoming a cricketer and admired Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist. At the age of 12, he moved from Ruki to Delhi to receive expert coaching in cricket.
Rishabh Pant in his youth
When he joined Sonnets Club, his childhood coach Tarak Sinha gave him a suggestion to move to Rajasthan to get more cricketing opportunities and exposure .
Rishabh Pant and his coach Tarak Sinha
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7”
Weight (approximately): 65kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body Measurements (Approximately): Chest 40″, Waist 30″, Biceps 14″
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family and caste
Rishabh belongs to the Kumani Brahmin family.
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Rajendra Pant and mother’s name is Saroj Pant. Rajendra died of cardiac arrest in April 2017. Rishabh has a sister Sakshi Pant.
Rishabh Pant and his family
wife
Raisa is unmarried.
Relationships/Affairs
Urvashi Rautela
According to reports, Rishabh Pant and actor Urvashi Rautela dated briefly in 2018 but the relationship ended on an unpleasant note. While Urvashi has not commented on the rumours, Rishabh has denied the claims. They once had a mysterious, long-lasting feud on social media.
Urvashi Rautela
Isa Negi
He is dating Isha Negi, an entrepreneur and interior decorator by profession.
Rishabh pants by Isha Negi
Profession
Rishabh has represented Rajasthan at the U-14 and U-16 levels. When he played for Rajasthan, he had to face discrimination, being treated as an outsider and eventually being kicked out of the academy. After all the abuse, he fled from Rajasthan to Delhi to save his cricketing career. He started playing several age-level games for Delhi and made his debut for Delhi in 2015. When he started playing for India A, the team was coached by Rahul Dravid. Dravid spent more time practicing with Rishabh, helping him improve his batting skills.
Rishabh pants with Rahul Dravid
In 2016, he started playing for Delhi Daredevils, who hired him at a base price of Rs 19 million against a base price of Rs 10 lakh. His performance in the U19 World Cup (2016) was a turning point in his life. He made his international ODI debut against England in Nottingham on 18 August 2018, one international ODI debut against West Indies in Guwahati on 21 October 2018, and one international ODI debut against West Indies in Bengaluru on 1 February 2017. England’s international T20 debut.
Records and Achievements
- He is the second Indian to score the highest score (267) in the U-19 World Cup (2016) in Bangladesh.
- He made the fastest century (18 goals) in the Under-19 World Cup (2016).
- He is the third youngest Indian player and the fourth player to score a triple century in first-class cricket against Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy (2016-17) Scored 308 points.
- He holds the record for scoring the fastest century in the Ranji Trophy (48 goals) against Jharkhand (2016).
- He is the first Indian player to take 7 catches in his first over as a wicket-keeper in Tests (2018) and the sixth highest.
- The first Indian batsman to score six runs in his first bat on Test debut (2018) and the 12th overall player.
- The first Indian wicketkeeper to hit a century in England.
- He was the first Indian wicketkeeper to score a hundred in the fourth innings of a Test (2018).
Rishabh Pant becomes first wicketkeeper-batsman to hit a century in fourth innings
- On the final day of the first Test match between India and Australia, Mitchell Starc (December 10, 2018) broke the world with his 11th catch in a Test record.
- Pant equaled the record held by England’s Jack Russell and South Africa’s AB de Villiers.
- Rishabh got IPL 11 Rising Star Award 2018.
Rishabh Pant, rookie player of IPL 11 season
- On March 28, 2024, he played his 100th IPL match for Delhi Capitals, becoming the first DC player to do so.
- On 21 September 2024, Pant equaled Dhoni’s record for most hundreds in a Test match against Bangladesh.
car collection
Rishabh loves cars and owns a Mercedes-Benz GLC.
Rishabh Pant’s Mercedes-Benz GLC
salary
His IPL fee is Rs 15 crore.
sign
Rishabh Pant’s signature
Favorites
- Cricket ground: Lord’s Stadium, London
- Football Club: Manchester United Football Club
- Book: Panchatantra by Vishnu Sharma
- Hobbies: listening to music, swimming
fact
- In 2017, his father died of cardiac arrest. Two days after his father’s cremation, he played an IPL match for Delhi Daredevils and showed a commendable performance by scoring 57 runs.
- He is a prankster and an emotional person.
- He has the unusual record of failing to score after facing 29 balls. This was India’s joint-longest duck in the 2018 Test series against England.
- He is an excellent gymnast.
- As his coach Tarak Sinha says, Ashish Nehra was the first to discover his talent to represent India long before he actually did it nearly ten years.
- On December 20, 2021, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced him as the National Brand Ambassador of Uttarakhand.
Thanks @pushkardhami Sir gave me the opportunity to be a brand ambassador for promoting sports and general health among the people of Uttarakhand. I will do my best to spread this message and am happy that you are taking these steps towards a healthier India. https://t.co/xv17rs5bV0
— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) December 19, 2021
- At around 5:30 am on December 30, 2022, he was driving his Mercedes GLE car on the Delhi-Haridwar Expressway and his car hit the guardrail of the expressway. His car spun around a few times and then it burst into flames. Haridwar (rural) police chief Kishor Singh said,
After hearing a loud noise, nearby villagers and local police rushed to the scene and pulled him out of the car. He was then taken to nearby Dehradun hospital. “
The car Rishabh Pant was driving at the time of the accident
- In July 2023, he joined Sun Pharma’s initiative to thank the doctors who treated him after he was seriously injured in a road accident on December 30, 2022. Rishabh Pant mentioned in his Instagram bio that his second birthday is on January 5, 2023, to express his gratitude to those doctors.
Rishabh Pant’s Instagram profile on his second date of birth
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