Rishabh Pant Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

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Rishabh Pant Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More
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Age: 24 Years
Hometown: Roorkee, Uttarakhand
Girlfriend: Isha Negi
Bio/Wiki
Full Name Rishabh Rajendra Pant
Profession Cricketer (Batsman, Wicket-keeper)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters– 170 cm
in meters– 1.70 m
in feet inches– 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.) in kilograms– 65 kg
in pounds– 143 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.) – Chest: 40 inches
– Waist: 30 inches
– Biceps: 14 inches
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Cricket
International Debut Test– 18 August 2018 vs England at Nottingham
ODI– 21 October 2018 vs West Indies at Guwahati
T20– 1 February 2017 vs England at Bengaluru
Jersey Number #77 (India)
#777 (Domestic)
Domestic/State Team(s) Delhi, Delhi Daredevils
Coach/Mentor Tarak Sinha [1]
Batting Style Left-hand bat
Favourite Shot Pull Shot
Records (main ones) • In the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, he was India’s 2nd highest run-scorer with 267 runs.
• In the 2016 Under-19 World Cup, he scored the fastest half-century (18 balls).
• In the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy, Pant scored 308 runs against Maharashtra and became the 3rd youngest Indian and 4th overall, to hit a triple century in first-class cricket.
• In November 2016, Pant scored the fastest century (in 48 balls) in the Ranji Trophy, against Jharkhand.
• In 2018, he became the 1st Indian and 6th overall player to take 7 catches on Test debut as a wicket-keeper.
• In 2018, he became the 1st Indian and 12th overall player to hit a six as the first scoring shot on Test debut.
• The first ever Indian-wicketkeeper to score a century in England.
• In 2018, he became the 1st Indian wicketkeeper to score a century in the fourth innings of a Test.

• On 10 December 2018, on the final day of the first test between India and Australia, he equalled the world record for most catches taken in a Test by taking the 11th catch in the form of Mitchell Starc. Panth matched the record currently held by England’s Jack Russell and South Africa’s A.B. de Villiers.
Awards, Achievements 2018– Emerging Player of IPL 11, Stylish Player Award
Career Turning Point His performance in the 2016 U19 World Cup
Personal Life
Date of Birth 4 October 1997
Age (as of 2021) 24 Years
Birthplace Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
Zodiac sign Libra
Signature
Nationality Indian
Hometown Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
School The Indian Public School, Dehradun
College/University Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University, New Delhi
Educational Qualification Not Known
Religion Hinduism
Caste Kumauni Brahmin
Food Habit Vegetarian
Hobbies Listening to Music, Swimming
Relationships & More
Marital Status Unmarried
Affair/Girlfriend Isha Negi
Family
Wife/Spouse N/A
Parents Father– Rajendra Pant (Died in 2017)
Mother– Saroj Pant
Siblings Brother– None
Sister– Sakshi Pant (Elder)
Favourites
Cricketer(s) MS Dhoni, Adam Gilchrist [2]
Cricket Ground Lord’s in London [3]
Actor(s) Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan
Actress Shraddha Kapoor [4]
Film Baghban [5]
Song “Helplessly” by Tatiana Manaois [6]
Football Club Manchester United FC
Book Panchatantra by Vishnu Sharma [7]
Destination Australia [8]
Style Quotient
Car Collection Mercedes-Benz GLC
Money Factor
Salary (approx.) IPL 11– ₹15 crore (as in 2018)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rishabh Pant

  • Does Rishabh Pant smoke?: No
  • Does Rishabh Pant drink alcohol?: Not Known
  • Rishabh always wanted to be a cricketer and grew-up idolizing Australian Wicket-keeper Batsman, Adam Gilchrist.
  • At the age of 12, he moved from Roorkee to Delhi for professional coaching in cricket. Initially, he was enrolled at the Sonnet Club, where his childhood coach Tarak Sinha suggested him to move to Rajasthan for better opportunities in cricket.
  • He represented the Rajasthan at U-14 and U-16 level. He faced discrimination in the Rajasthan cricket circle for being an outsider and was thrown out of an academy.

    Rishabh Pant in younger days

  • To save his cricketing career, he moved from Rajasthan to Delhi, which proved to be the right move for him; as he played exceptionally well for Delhi at various age-level tournaments, and made his first-class debut for Delhi in 2015.
  • When he started playing for the India-A team, its coach Rahul Dravid played a big role in grooming his batting skills as he used to spend long hours with Pant to improve his batting.

    Rishabh Pant With Rahul Dravid

  • In 2016, Delhi Daredevils bought him for ₹1.9 crore from a base price of ₹10 lakhs.
  • He holds the record for the fastest 50 in the U19 World Cup history (18 balls) in 2016.
  • In 2017, his father passed away due to a cardiac arrest, and just two days after cremating his father, he showed exemplary character by making 57 runs for Delhi Daredevils in an IPL match.
  • He is known to be a prankster yet an emotional person.
  • According to his coach, Tarak Sinha, it was Ashish Nehra who had first discovered his ability to represent India player almost a decade before he represented India.

    Rishabh Pant with his coach Tarak Sinha

  • In 2018, he won the ‘Emerging Player of the Season’ award for his splendid performance in IPL 11 for Delhi Daredevils as he was the 2nd highest run-scorer in the tournament with 684 runs, hit the most number of 6s (37) and 4s (68) as well.

    Rishabh Pant – Emerging Player of the Season (IPL 11)

  • He has a strange record to his name. During his debut Test series against England in 2018 where he failed to open his account after facing 29 balls, which became the joint-longest duck for India in Tests alongside Suresh Raina and Irfan Pathan.
  • Very few people know that he is a fine gymnast.

Not bad!#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/QuyrfFcfpD

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 4, 2019

  • Ahead of the 14th edition of IPL, Delhi Capitals (DC) appointed Rishabh Pant as their new captain after Shreyas Iyer dislocated his left shoulder, making him the fifth-youngest captain in IPL.
  • On 20 December 2021, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami appointed him as the state brand ambassador.

Thank you @pushkardhami sir for giving me the opportunity to be the Brand Ambassador of promoting Sports and General Health among the people of Uttarakhand. I’ll do my best to spread this message and feeling happy that you are taking these steps towards a fitter India. https://t.co/xv17rs5bV0

— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) December 19, 2021

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