IND vs PAK: Rishabh Pant joins Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir in a massive feat for India against Pakistan

India keeper-batter Rishabh Pant was sensational with the bat and the gloves in the game against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2024. The match between the two arch-rivals took place on Sunday (9th June) at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.

Rishabh Pant was the shining light for India in the game against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2024. On a pitch, where every Indian batter struggled to go, the keeper-batter stood tall for his team under pressure situation and played a crucial innings. 

Rishabh Pant kept playing attacking cricket right from the start. Despite him not getting his timing right at the start, the keeper-batter kept going hard and found a way to score runs quickly for the team in the high-pressure game against Pakistan. 

Rishabh Pant played some exceptional shots in his innings and made sure that India went past 110 runs. The keeper-batter ended with the innings of 42 runs off 31 balls and batted with the strike rate of over 135, slamming 6 fours. 

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Rishabh Pant was the top run scorer for India in the game against Pakistan. With him scoring 42 runs, he joined Robin Uthappa, Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir as top scorer for India against Pakistan in the T20I World Cup history. 

Top Scorer for India against Pakistan in the T20I World Cup history:

2007 – Robin Uthappa

2007 – Gautam Gambhir

2012 – Virat Kohli

2014 – Virat Kohli

2016 – Virat Kohli

2021 – Virat Kohli

2022 – Virat Kohli

2024 – Rishabh Pant 

Little contribution from everyone can make huge difference – Rohit Sharma praises India team’s effort including Rishabh Pant 

India captain Rohit Sharma was in awe of the way his team performed in the game against Pakistan. He admitted that they didn’t bat well but were confident of defending the total. He told after the game: 

“We didn’t bat well enough. Halfway through our innings we were in good position. We didn’t put enough partnership there and fell short with the bat. We spoke about every run matters on a pitch like that. There was enough in the pitch. Was a good wicket to be honest, compared to the last game. With a bowling lineup like that you feel confident to do the job. 

Halfway through the stage when they were batting, we got everyone together and said that if it can happen to us, it can happen to them. Little contribution from everyone can make huge difference.” 

India will be next seen in action when they will take on USA on 12th June.