Pant produced a phenomenal innings of 146 runs off just 111 balls, rescuing India from a precarious position on the opening day in Edgbaston.
His partnership with Ravindra Jadeja (83 not out) started with India struggling at 98/5, eventually helping the team past the 300-run mark with a magnificent 222-run stand for the sixth wicket.
When Twitter went abuzz post the @RishabhPant17 blitz ⚡⚡💥#TeamIndia | #ENGvIND https://t.co/RCuVwRmy34
— BCCI (@BCCI) 1656701454000
Pant’s innings saw many current and former cricketers heap praise on the 24-year-old for producing one of the most entertaining and crucial innings of his young career.
Tendulkar posted images of Pant playing some magnificent shots and wrote, “Simply awesome @RishabhPant17! Well done. Crucial innings by @imjadeja. Rotated the strike well and played some amazing shots.”
Simply awesome @RishabhPant17!Well done.👏Crucial innings by @imjadeja. Rotated the strike well and played some a… https://t.co/wPtnHEESH9
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) 1656694380000
Former India captain and the current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly tweeted, “Special exhibition of test match batting under pressure. @RishabhPant17 @imjadeja ..can’t get better then this ..get to 375 tmrw .”
Special exhibition of test match batting under pressure .@RishabhPant17 @imjadeja ..can’t get better then this ..get to 375 tmrw ..
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) 1656709438000
Former India pace bowler Venkatesh Prasad termed it one of the best counter-attacking innings one will ever witness.
“Box office stuff from Rishabh Pant. One of the best counter-attacking innings that one will ever see. One special player. #INDvsENG,” tweeted Prasad.
Box office stuff from Rishabh Pant. One of the best counter-attacking innings that one will ever see. One special player. #INDvsENG
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) 1656696820000
West Indian great Bishop wrote, “Phenomenal from Rishabh Pant. Simply outstanding. Fabulous partnership with Jadeja to given they were 98-5.”
Phenomenal from Rishabh Pant. Simply outstanding. Fabulous partnership with Jadeja to given they were 98-5.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) 1656693516000
India spinner Amit Mishra wrote that Pant had shown the right way to counter quality English bowling attack.
“When in trouble, call the Spiderman! What a fierce knock by rockstar Rishabh Pant against a quality english bowling unit under such circumstances. Best way to fight a fire is to fight it with the fire. #EngVsInd.”
When in trouble, call the Spiderman! What a fierce knock by rockstar Rishabh Pant against a quality english bowli… https://t.co/j1II8CanEz
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) 1656694334000
Former England captain Vaughan compared Pant’s innings with that of Jonny Bairstow in the recently concluded three-Test series against New Zealand.
“This is great viewing .. @RishabhPant17. doing a Jonny B… #ENGvIND.”
This is great viewing .. @RishabhPant17 doing a Jonny B … #ENGvIND
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) 1656692205000
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