Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, ICC World Cup 2019
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Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is expected to be the future of the Indian cricket. Pant has made a promising start to his career and he is going to be the talent to watch out for. The southpaw batsman has done a great job in his career and has taken baby steps in his career. The left-hander also revealed the name of the player who made him fall in love with the game, who is also his idol.

Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant had a fine start to his Test career. In fact, he had opened his account with a six in the red ball version. The combative batsman had scored a fine hundred in the fifth and last Test match against England at the Oval.

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Furthermore, he had a sublime series on the tour Down Under. The wicketkeeper-batsman scored 350 runs in the four Test matches and he was the second highest run-getter of the series. He had scored an unbeaten knock of 159 in the fourth Test match at Sydney Cricket Ground.

On the other hand, Rishabh Pant also had a sublime IPL 2018. He was the second highest run-getter of the tournament as he amassed 684 runs for the Delhi Capitals.

Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant doesn’t have any breaks in system and likes to hit the ground running from the get-go. Pant likes to catapult his attack on the opposition and there are no double thoughts in his game. On the other hand, Rishabh Pant has taken inspiration from MS Dhoni.

Rishabh Pant, IPL 2019, Michael Vaughan, India, Team Selection
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Rishabh Pant revealed that his idol is MS Dhoni, who made him fall in love with the game. Pant took to his Twitter account to share the post. The post read as, “Started loving this game because of Mahi bhai and now, I play along side my idol. This is my #YeGameHaiMahaan moment. What is yours? #Dream11”.

Here is the post:

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