The Indian team pulled off an outstanding win in the limited-overs leg of the England tour. While Team India under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma defeated England by the 2-1 margin in the T20I series and followed it up in the decider of the ODI series to defeat the hosts by a similar margin.
In the final match of the series, India was reeling at 71/4 while chasing 261 runs, losing their renowned top-3 of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, and Virat Kohli for a combined score of 35. However, young wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant (125*) built a brilliant partnership of 133 runs alongside Hardik Pandya (71) to bail India out of trouble.
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Pant eventually hit the winning runs as India got over the line in merely 42.1 overs. Following his maiden century knock in ODIs, Pant garnered a lot of praise from fans and former cricketers alike, and Pakistan’s pace legend Shoaib Akhtar also hailed the performer of the young Indian wicket-keeper batter on Tuesday.
In the latest video on his Youtube channel, Shoaib Akhtar said, “He has the cut shot, pull shot, reverse sweep.. he isn’t afraid. He won the match in Australia, he won the match here (in England) and took India to a series victory.”
However, the pacer, fondly known as the ‘Rawalpindi Express’, also advised Pant to shed some weight.
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Shoaib Akhtar elaborated, “He is a little overweight. I hope he takes care of that. He can emerge as a model, earn in crores. Because whenever a person becomes a star in India, a lot of investment is made on them. The talent he has, he will put oppositions in a lot of trouble. Against England, he adopted a calculated approach while pacing the innings, and then turn ruthless. In times to come, Rishabh Pant is going to be a superstar. The only one can who can stop him is Pant himself.”
Pant will be next seen in action in the five-match T20I series against the West Indies, that begins on July 29.
