Rishabh Pant was born on 4th October 1997 in Roorkee, Uttarakhand India. Being a cricketer, he has been interested in cricket since the early age of 12 when he used to travel to Sonnet Cricket Academy in Delhi during the weekends.
He is nicknamed Spidey, a left-handed batsman with a Right-arm medium bowler, and mainly a wicketkeeper. He debuted in this field of cricket in 2017. Where he had his test debut on 18th August in 2018 which was England, and during the same year which was 2018 on 28th July he had his debut in ODIs as well which was against West Indies. He came into the knowledge during the IPL 2016 where he was in the Delhi Capitals team.
Key Qualities of Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant can turn the direction of the match, with his calm and composite style of batting at times always has the power to take down others whereas sometimes he can act aggressively as well as per his choice where his opponents may have to face the thrash of his batting and this side of his, most of the times can be seen in Test Cricket.
Most of the time he has been compared with Captain Cool, which is none other than MS Dhoni, due to his behavior and playing style under high pressure and fear, no matter how fearful the situation is and how tensed up the match is you can always expect him to play his regular game, scoring his regular good runs.
Not forgetting about his wicketkeeping skills, Rishabh Pant has now become the first choice in every match format, with excellent reflexes and smart and quick catches, stumpings, and run-outs he has skill in each of them.
One of the key qualities of Rishabh Pant is his adaptability, to every format and every match as per the situation need, as he can be calm as well as aggressive as per his choice which turns out to be beneficial for him.
Rishabh Pant’s Accident
While he was on his home route near Roorkee on the Delhi to Dehradun on 30th December in the year 2022, while driving his Mercedes SUV car alone, he sadly got involved in a fatal accident where his life being saved was a miracle for himself as well. His accident took place at 530 AM in the morning after the accident took place the car skidded for about 200 meters, which is a clue the accident might have taken place as he might have slept and was driving.
Thankfully he was rescued on time and Rishabh Pant otherwise things and the result of the accident might have been very fatal and a lot different. He was rescued by a bus driver and conductor named Sushil Kumar and Pramjeet Singh respectively as they both were working for Haryana Roadways.
Impact of the Accident on Rishabh Pant’s Career
He met with an accident on 30th December 2022 but, while he was set for a healthy and proper recovery from his accidents, after the accidents, he didn’t get himself into any big injuries or others but small injuries and fractures took months for his recovery which conclusively took away a bunch of chances and opportunities which might have turned very useful and happening for his career.
Here are a few important opportunities that he missed –
1. IPL 2023
He missed the whole season of IPL 2023 where he was supposed to be the leader and captain of Delhi Capitals. This chance of captainship would have been an ideal opportunity for him where he could have polished his captainship skills.
2. India’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy
While he was in the recovery bed, he also missed the home test series which was against Australia and also was a success in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he would have had this as an excellent stage to show and expose himself as an excellent game changer.
3. 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup
It was one of the best opportunities that he missed while being in his bed for recovery. Before his accident, he used to be the first choice as a wicket-keeper as well as a batsman but now he is replaced as a keeper by KL Rahul, and Ishan Kishan.
Rishabh Pant’s comeback 2024
Rishabh Pant was a first-choice batsman and a keeper, before his injury he stabilized his image as a stable batsman and keeper who used to bat at his cool and composite pace as well and he could choose to bat with aggression whenever he wished to.
Being a keeper and batsman, he was always influenced and was always compared to MS Dhoni, who used to have the same priorities of being a batsman as well as a wicketkeeper and successfully has kept his name for the same.
After being on bed rest for recovery for about 20 months which is 1 whole year and again 8 months because of his fatal accident which took place on 30th December 2022. Recently on 19th September, he had his match against Bangladesh which took place in Chennai.
He scored a brilliant century on the 19th of September where he scored 109 runs in 128 balls while playing against Bangladesh. This was his 6th Century. With this century of his, he has equaled himself with Dhoni in this 6th century, which is equal to that of MS Dhoni, being in the category of a keeper and batsman.
With this century he has proved his overall fitness, after his recovery from the accident. He also scored his signature one-handed boundary of six, depicting how passionate he is about his field. He stabilized himself within the team, and hence this century was declared as his comeback after his fatal injury and his bedrest for recovery after the accident.
FAQs
Ques- Is Rishabh Pant back?
Ans- Yes Rishabh Pant is back for playing matches.
Ques- How long will it take Rishabh Pant to recover?
Ans- Rishabh Pant has recovered already and it took him 20 months to recover.
Ques- Who met Rishabh Pant after the accident?
Ans- Rajat and Nishu were the first to go and meet Rishabh Pant.
Ques- Is Rishabh Pant retired from ODI?
Ans- No Rishabh Pant hasn’t retired from ODIs.
Ques- What was the speed of the Rishabh Pant accident?
Ans- The speed of the car while he met with the accident was 80 km/h
