Twitter Erupts After Rishabh Pant Smashes A 73-Ball 103 Against Australia A

Rishabh Pant, on Saturday, once again displayed just why he is one of the most-highly rated cricketers of the current era. Having been dropped from the white-ball set-up and being forced to fight for his place for the first-choice wicketkeeper-slot in the Test team, the second practice game between India and Australia A was the last chance for the southpaw to cement his place and leapfrog Wriddhiman Saha in the Test team for the series against Australia and, boy didn’t he cashed-in on the opportunity with disdain.

After having managed a mere 5 in the first innings, Pant unleashed his beast moniker in the second innings as he hammered the Australian A bowlers to all corners of the Sydney Cricket Ground during his unbeaten 73-ball 104- an innings which included nine fours and six monstrous innings.

It was a typical Pant innings that was glittered ferocious square-cuts, disdainful hook shots, authoritative lofted drives and of-course numerous slog sweeps.

Rishabh Pant reached his half-century in a mere 43 deliveries, and he did that with a typical square-cut past backward point. The southpaw turned even more dangerous post his 50 and Jack Wildermuth and Mitchell Swepson were the ones who suffered the most. Pant was on 81 when the last over of the day commenced. The next six balls resulted in in- 4,4,6,4 and four as he completed his second FC century in a mere 73 balls. And, by doing that, he may have just ended the debate around the wicketkeeper’s slot.

 

Here’s how Twitter reacted to Rishabh Pant’s onslaught-

How we see Rishabh Pant. How team management sees Pant.#AUSvIND #AusAvIND pic.twitter.com/eJYDDFEdDd

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) December 12, 2020

The legend of Rishabh Pant continues to grow in Australia. Smashes 22 runs off the last 5 balls (4, 4, 6, 4, 4 to go from 81 to 103) of the day to bring up a rather remarkable century. “Only Gilchrist could have done that,” say those who stayed back at the @scg #AUSvIND #AusAvIND pic.twitter.com/tyOZiwqKPX

— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) December 12, 2020

Pant doing Pant things ?@RishabhPant17 is playing a smashing innings vs ?? A, scoring 70 in 60 balls and still going strong ✨#AUSvIND https://t.co/LnkrMS2V1t

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) December 12, 2020

PANT PANT PANT – so happy for you @RishabhPant17 you deserve to be in the 11

— Parth Jindal (@ParthJindal11) December 12, 2020

100 for @RishabhPant17 and the debate will start again. This is what you love about the build up to a high intensity test series.

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) December 12, 2020

Dude.

80 to 103 in the last over of the day.

Warm up match, yes.

Rishabh Pant, yes.

It’s been a long wait, nearly all of the IPL but hell, yeah, you saw it too. And you can’t un-see it.

— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) December 12, 2020

Wow, Pant.. 22 off the last over to get 103*

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) December 12, 2020

Rishabh Pant was 81*(67) before the final over then 0,4,4,6,4,4 and completed hundred from just 73 balls including 9 fours & 6 sixes. What a knock, serious serious player. pic.twitter.com/c6BQZ1oGUo

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 12, 2020

Rishabh Pant was 81*(67) before the final over then 0,4,4,6,4,4 and completed hundred from just 73 balls including 9 fours & 6 sixes. What a knock, serious serious player. #RishabhPant @RishabhPant17 pic.twitter.com/oUdTiSYKje

— ??????_??? ? (@tharun_tej_) December 12, 2020

Rishabh Pant has three First Class Hundreds in SENA countries.

•Australia – 2
•England – 1

Don't forget Rishabh Pant Played As WicketKeeper Batsman. Superb Pant. #AUSAvIND pic.twitter.com/Wh8dkWpkQE

— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) December 12, 2020

After scoring 73 balls century in test match

Rishabh Pant :- pic.twitter.com/Rs1QYjy9YM

— TANGENT (@pra_tea_k) December 12, 2020

https://twitter.com/WeBleedBlue007/status/1337724922928349184

Rishabh Pant is seriously a gun talent, ending the day for India with 22 runs in final over and completed his century in just 73 balls. He's absolute gold hitter of the cricket ball while being in form.

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 12, 2020

Rishabh pant showed how special a player he is when in flow.. he was 81 with 5 balls to stumps. Then

4,4,6,4,4

Hits his century 103 off 73 with 9 fours & 6 sixes.. #AusAvInd pic.twitter.com/cA7RaxpdQ3

— Thana (@Pitstop387) December 12, 2020

https://twitter.com/imAKPandey/status/1337725884082446336

https://twitter.com/viivecasm/status/1337725245952692225

https://twitter.com/im_yash2307/status/1337722452135165952

In reply of Saha congratulating Kohli for wedding anniversary, Rishabh Pant giving fight with a 73-ball hundred for wicket-keeping spot.

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) December 12, 2020

73-ball ton for Rishabh Pant. Should Pant play ahead of Saha in the Adelaide Test? Pant has a Test ton at SCG in 2018-19. Saha is a world class ‘keeper & a good batsman. Interesting selection dilemma to have. Good ton from Vihari too. Gill played well in both the innings too

— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) December 12, 2020

I still can't believe what pant did in last over ?????

— Avinash (@Avinash_937) December 12, 2020

Rishabh Pant to Shastri.#AUSAvINDA #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/b8iw7JMXrp

— legendrock31 (@Munnaaaaahhhhh) December 12, 2020

Rishabh Pant in First Class Cricket

37 Matches
2666 Runs
308 Highest
49.37 Average
3102 Balls
85.94 Strike Rate
7 Hundreds
10 Fifties
277 Fours
100 Sixes

3 of the 7 Hundreds have come in Aus (2) & Eng (1)#AUSAvIND pic.twitter.com/yu3aoIm22g

— Vidhu Pal (@vidhu_pal) December 12, 2020