Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant may have been the hero of their series win over England, but India captain Rohit Sharma stole the limelight in Manchester.

Wanted to do it for a long period of time, to achieve it was brilliant,” Rohit Sharma concluded. We came here, wanted to achieve something as a group in white-ball, and we did. When a team is under pressure and you bat like that, that’s what you aspire to do,” Rishabh Pant said. Today we got to see that with Hardik and Rishabh. At no point we felt they were panicking. However, once he found his footing on the pitch, there was no looking back for Rishabh Pant. Rishabh Pant responded to Rohit Sharma’s gesture in an identical fashion.

Rishabh Pant scored an unbeaten hundred as India registered an emphatic win in the third and final ODI of the series against England.

With the win, India completed series wins in both ODIs and T20Is over the Jos Buttler-led unit. Chasing 260, India didn't get off to an ideal start as they lost top-order batters, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, cheaply and Suryakumar Yadav didn't make a healthy contribution with the bat. Pant, who was yet to make a substantial contribution with the bat in the format, arrived in fine fashion with an unbeaten hundred under pressure.

England vs India: Rishabh Pant offered his 'Player of the Match' award to Ravi Shastri.

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. Even during the team's celebrations, Pant was seen spraying captain Rohit Sharma with champagne. 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.

Shortly after India captured the ODI series 2-1 by defeating England by five wickets in the third ODI in Manchester where Rishabh Pant emerged as the star ...

Shortly after India captured the ODI series 2-1 by defeating England by five wickets in the third ODI in Manchester where Rishabh Pant emerged as the star with a match-winning century, a tweet from Yuvraj Singh has gone viral. Against character, Pant got his eye in and one settled, unleashed brutal carnage on England. After reaching his century, Pant smoked David Willey for 5 fours in an over, before a reverse sweep of Joe Root for a boundary sealed the series for India. India's emphatic series win comes four days after the 20th anniversary of the team's famous and historic win over England in the 2002 Natwest Trophy final.

Maiden ODI century not only resuscitated India, but helped them sprint to the target in record time.

"Rishabh, he paced that innings, it was very important for us, that partnership as well and obviously the way he finished," Pandya said. Pandya, who won the Player-of-the-Series award, said the highlight of Pant's century was how he paced his innings, played to the situation and understood the need of the partnership. And once Suryakumar Yadav walked as soon as he had nicked at 72 for 4, the responsibility to take India to the finish line rested in the hands of Pant and Pandya. But both Pant and Pandya embraced the challenge and steadily laid the foundation for a fightback. Pant walked in at the fall of Rohit's in the fifth over when India were 21 for 2. "Hopefully I'll remember for the rest of my life," Pant told Sky Sports at the post-match presentation.

Pant's innings, and his partnership with Hardik Pandya in this third ODI then, will be the bedrock of India's 50-over plans going forward.

It was India’s Achilles heel in the previous ODI World Cup, so in a way, it is heartening to see that the middle-order candidates are already putting in healthy performances. At that juncture, you are rooting for him to run hard and edge closer to the finish line. Indian cricketers were in party mode, and Indian fans celebrated at 11 pm on a random Sunday night. Someone who was in the fledgling phase of his international career, someone who promised a lot but too much was expected of him to deliver on the biggest stage of all. Maiden ODI hundred and winning the series in a chase in England: check. It was almost a throwback to the Gabba innings, inching closer step-by-step before the big finish. Pant’s innings, and his partnership with Hardik Pandya in this third ODI then, will be the bedrock of India’s 50-over plans going forward. It charts his role in India’s future plans, for there isn’t just one World Cup on the horizon. And from 2019 to 2022, Rishabh Pant – the batsman – has definitely undergone a sea change. He returned a more mature batsman, exasperating on occasion sure, but a better version of the player who had left Old Trafford after that semi-final defeat to New Zealand. Some might argue it was his redemption song, but those would be Pant fans getting carried away. That final was one of the greatest matches of all time – frenzied, awe-inspiring and everything about it was why we love this game. He is incredible to watch, and infuriating at the same time, he can play textbook cricket one moment, and at the very next, he will manufacture an unthinkable, unorthodox shot.

Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya had put on 133 runs for the fifth wicket in the third ODI played at Manchester.

"I told Rishabh that close the match first and then you can enjoy. The kind of talent Rishabh has and the kind of talent I have, without risks we can score runs. Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya were the standout performers as India defeated England by five wickets in the third and final ODI to win the three-match series 2-1.

More than the sporting heroics, it was a sporting gesture, after the match, that won many hearts on social media, who hailed it as the “Best pic in the ...

Soon after Pant hit the winning shot, a reverse-sweep against a wider delivery from Joe Root, England players walked in to congratulate the Indian side. Pant and Hardik were hailed by the fans and by veteran cricketers for their fabulous efforts which helped India end their 2022 England tour on a memorable note. India and England played a nail-biting decider on Sunday in Manchester where Rishabh Pant's century and Hardik Pandya's all-rounder brilliance helped the Rohit Sharma-led visiting team script a memorable five-wicket win and clinch their first ODI series win in the country since 2014.

With emotions running high, as Rishabh Pant and his partner Ravindra Jadeja were making their way back to the change room, it was evident that all eyes were ...

Jadeja was unbeaten on 7 off 15 and he allowed Pant to dictate terms till the end of the match. Pant and Hardik stitched a 133-run partnership for the fourth wicket which brought India back into the match. Pant was congratulated by the England player, with Jonny Bairstow even hugging the India youngster for his epic knock.

The top order looked jittery in England, and Virat Kohli's form slump has further weakened a line-up with a wafer-thin tail, with the T20 World Cup months ...

And beyond Pandya’s versatility and Pant’s x-factor, the team needs to collectively rise to it. In the ODI series, England batted right up to Craig Overton at No. 9. Poor batting had nipped India’s T20 World Cup campaign in the bud last year in the UAE. Nine months down the line, the white-ball batting line-up is still searching for the right balance. For reference, however, during his first tour of England in 1990, after he fell cheaply in both innings in the first Test at Lord’s, Sachin Tendulkar walked up to Sunil Gavaskar, requesting for advice. In 20 ODI innings between 2020 and 2022, the former captain has scored 735 runs at an average of 36.75. In the previous three years, between 2017 and 2019, he had scored 4,039 runs at 79.19, including 17 centuries, in 65 innings. He will decide his future course of action, but until the 33-year-old is regaining his big-scoring mojo, India’s batting will continue to be vulnerable, across formats. I have got nothing more to say since I understand the quality they bring to the team,” the skipper said at the post-match presentation in Manchester. Rohit’s recent inconsistency with the bat has made matters complicated and with the T20 World Cup in Australia almost around the corner, the Indian team has a race against time to fix their batting woes. But for Rishabh Pant’s class and Hardik Pandya’s brilliance at Old Trafford on Sunday, and also a missed stumping by Jos Buttler, batting vulnerability might have cost India the ODI series as well. Buttler’s missed stumping of Pant off Moeen Ali, when the southpaw was on 18 and India 70/3, proved to be the turning point of the game. At Edgbaston, a second-innings batting implosion cost India the game. As England bounced back and started to revel in ‘Bazball’ in their fourth-innings chase of 378, India’s body language created scope for criticism and Shastri, on air, called it out.

Rishabh Pant was awarded the 'Player of the Match' for his fine innings, and the cheque came together with a bottle of champagne.

Rahul Dravid replaced Shastri as team coach after the T20I world cup in 2021. The video was shared on social media. What happened next was delightful.

There was absolute mayhem when Pant hammered Willey for 21 runs in the 42nd over, leaving India with just three runs to score in the remaining seven.

There was complete mayhem when Pant hammered Willey for 21 runs in the 42nd over, leaving India with just three runs to score in the remaining seven. It was enjoyable to watch, we all were expecting that Rishabh Pant will play such innings in ODI cricket, he has played only 27 matches and an amazing knock like this has come in that now," he added. If I was there, I would have definitely tried to hit a four or a six," said the former India opener.

ENG vs IND, 3rd ODI, On Sunday, Rishabh Pant scored his maiden ODI century as India beat England by five wickets at Old Trafford in Manchester.

Towards the end, once he got his eyes in, once he got the measure of the pitch, he realised the need to accelerate. The way Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya built that partnership after India lost four wickets with not too many, credit to their temperament because batting wasn’t easy at that stage. After Hardik perished for a 55-ball 71, Pant carried the visitors over the finish line.

Moments after Pant's big knock, former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh posted a “45 minute conversation” tweet which instantly went viral and the India ...

It also helped India surpass Babar Azam-led Pakistan side to take the third spot in the ICC ODI rankings. The more you play the more experience you gain," Pant said after the win in Manchester. Hardik was eventually dismissed for 71 runs, but Pant added the finishing touches to the chase as India reached the target of 260 with 7.5 overs to spare.

Ex-Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has made a massive prediction about India star Rishabh Pant, saying he was about to become "world-class."

When a team is under pressure and you bat like that, that’s what you aspire to do,” Rishabh Pant said. “Rishabh Pant played with a lot of maturity, he is going to be a world-class player. However, once he found his footing on the pitch, there was no looking back for Rishabh Pant. Pandya is in a great rhythm now, he has worked really hard on his fitness,” Danish Kaneria added. “Pandya and Pant also similarly put up a crucial partnership. “Pant’s innings reminded me of Yuvraj and Kaif in the Natwest Trophy final.

Late Monday night, India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant finally replied to Yuvraj Singh's post about his ton against England on Twitter.

“Rishabh Pant played with a lot of maturity, he is going to be a world-class player. When a team is under pressure and you bat like that, that’s what you aspire to do,” Rishabh Pant said. “Pant’s innings reminded me of Yuvraj and Kaif in the Natwest Trophy final. So, we have to be a little patient, keep our patience with him,” Ashish Nehra told The New Indian Express. However, once he found his footing on the pitch, there was no looking back for Rishabh Pant. Late on Monday night, Rishabh Pant finally replied to Yuvraj Singh’s post on Twitter.