India vs West Indies 2018: Rishabh Pant Excited Ahead Of First ODI
Updated - 20 Oct 2018, 11:47 AM
There is absolutely no stopping Rishabh Pant at the moment. The highly-rated youngster is showing his immense potential with each passing game for India. That Pant is destined for greater things was very much clear when he dazzled in the 2016 Under-19 World Cup and followed it up with a stunning domestic season, where he scored over 800 runs including a triple-century.
The 2017 was not a great year by his standards and he is making amends for it in 2018 in style. Pant ended as the second highest run-getter in the Indian Premier League with 684 runs from 14 games. It included five fifties and one century.
His exploits helped him win the Emerging Player of IPL 11. He soon found a place in India A squad for the England tour where he impressed as well. It paved his way for Test call-up, and he made a big impression again. The southpaw got off the mark in Tests with a six before scoring a stunning century in the final Test.
It was followed by a blistering 84-ball 92 runs knock against West Indies in the first Test. The knock paved the way for his maiden ODI call up for the upcoming series against West Indies. And the 21-year old celebrated the call with yet another impressive knock in the second Test.
He played an attractive unbeaten knock of 85 off 120 balls to bail India out of trouble. India were reeling at 162 for 4 in reply to 311 when Pant arrived at the crease. But his positive game soon helped the hosts to settle down as they went on to win the game by ten wickets.
Pant is now all set for his ODI debut. With Kedar Jadhav and Hardik Pandya not a part of the team, Pant is likely to play in the first ODI. And the youngster is desperate to don the Blue jersey as he took to Instagram to express his excitement, writing:
“Always ready to give my 100 per cent on a cricket field. Cannot wait to take on the West Indies in the first ODI on Sunday”
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