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Rishabh Pant Gives Unique Twist To The Helicopter Shot
By CricShots - Feb 18, 2022 9:45 pm
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The young Indian wicket-keeper batter, Rishabh Pant smashed a one-handed six which looked like a unique one-handed version of the helicopter shot that MS Dhoni made famous when he came into the scene. Rishabh Pant was heard asking for a heavy bat just before he hit that shot in the 18th over of India’s innings in the second T20I against West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant scored a fiery half-century

Rishabh Pant went on to smash an unbelievable one-handed six which looked like a new version of the helicopter shot which is popular among fans because of the former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni. The incident occurred in the first ball of the 18th over during India’s batting as Rishabh hit West Indies bowler Jason Holder over mid-wicket for a huge six.

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Rishabh Pant scored a brilliant 50 from 28 balls and during his knock smashed 7 boundaries and a six. His brilliant knock helped India  to reach to a respectable score of 187 runs in their quota of 20 overs.

Venkatesh Iyer and Rishabh Pant batted brilliantly towards the end of India’s innings making sure they gave the visitors a big total to chase. Earlier in the match, Virat Kohli smashed a fifty which was studded with 7 boundaries and a six to make sure India was on course for a big finish in the game.

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Here is the video of the helicopter shot played by Rishabh Pant:

https://twitter.com/jennife74834570/status/1494689950721216515?s=20&t=mIjPhPDpHvaC-75Z_9aMBQ

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi

West Indies Playing XI: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Holder, Odean Smith, Roston Chase, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Sheldon Cottrell

Here is how fans reacted to six from Rishabh Pant:

https://twitter.com/Satya72888774/status/1494689510692556801?s=20&t=IQBhxlSib__-E9OQQ5Ru9A