Ahead of the much-awaited inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand, the young Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant took a trip down memory lane as he looked back at his Instagram memories. In a video shared by the International Cricket Council (ICC), Pant “relived the story behind the photos”.
One of the prominent fixtures among the pictures was former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni. In one of the pictures, Rishabh Pant can be seen with birthday boy Dhoni next to him, his face painted with a healthy helping of what one would assume is cake from the celebrations.
Here is the video of Rishabh Pant recalling the day:
Insta Memories with @RishabhPant17 – reliving the story behind the photos 📸 pic.twitter.com/xVFF27guDB
— ICC (@ICC) June 17, 2021
Recalling the day, Rishabh Pant said, “What happened here is that we were putting cake on Mahi bhai and Jaddu bhai brought curd and put it on him. Then he was running around trying to catch Jaddu. The cake was not very soft and creamy, so that is why he put curd on him. That is when we took photos of him and we were laughing.”
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Here is Pant’s original post:
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Rishabh Pant also recalled how Dhoni had given him his first India ODI cap on his debut. The southpaw said that it was special getting the cap from the former Indian skipper, as he is someone he has always looked up to.
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Recalling Dhoni’s advice ahead of his ODI debut, Pant said, “He just told me to enjoy my cricket.” The playing XI for the final was announced on Thursday and Pant is set to start as India’s wicketkeeper.
Rishabh Pant played some crucial knocks that helped India reach the WTC final and the team management will be hoping for more of the same from him in the marquee clash.
