Rishabh Pant: Facts To Know About Indian Cricketer!

Rishabh Pant, better known by his stage name Pant, is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a wicketkeeper-batter for the Indian cricket team. Pant has participated in every format of international cricket for India. One of India’s top wicket-keeper batsmen right now is Pant. The left-handed batsman has become well-known for his outstanding big hits and wicket-keeping abilities. In Test cricket, he is best known for consistently scoring runs. Pant plays domestic cricket for Delhi in addition to leading the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.

Physical Stats

• Height: Rishabh Rajendra Pant stands around 5 feet 7 inches or 170 cm.
• Weight: Rishabh Pant’s weight is 65 kilograms or 143 lbs.
• Eye Colour: Pant has Black-coloured eyes.
• Hair Colour: Rishabh’s hair is black in color.
• Birthplace: His birth location is Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.
• Zodiac Sign: Pant’s zodiac or birth sign is Libra as he was born in October.
• Age: He is 25 years old as of the year 2023.
• Qualifications: Rishabh Rajender Pant is a Bachelor of Commerce Honours graduate from one of the colleges of Delhi University.

Family

Rishabh Rajendra Pant was born in a Hindu Kumauni Brahmin family on 4 October 1997 in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. His father’s name is Rajendra Pant, he played a vital role in the success of Pant as when he was young his father tie a pillow on his chest and bowl quick bouncers to him for his cricket practice. He wanted to make sure that Rishabh would never get scared to play short deliveries from the pace bowlers.

Rishabh’s mother Saroj Pant also played a very important role in her son’s success as she used to take him to cricket coaching in Delhi every weekend and stay at the Gurudwara. Rishabh has an older sibling named Sakshi Pant. In 2017, his father died due to cardiac arrest in his sleep. He is very close to his parents and always thanks them for his every success.

Affair

Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant is in a relationship with Isha Negi who is an Entrepreneur and an Interior designer. Pant posted some of their pictures together on Instagram with romantic captions to make their relationship public in 2019. They are in a relationship for the last 5 years since 2018 and it is believed that she has been knowing him before the start of his cricket career. There is no information about their engagement or marriage in recent times. Both of them are happily dating each other.

Education

Rishabh Pant has excelled in his education from the beginning. He started his primary education at Roorkee’s Saint Gabriel Academy, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. Then, Rishabh changed his school and took admitted to The Indian Public School, Mrityunjaya Dham, Dehradun, India. During his schooling days, at the early age of 12 years, Rishabh travels to Delhi on the weekends with his mother Saroj for cricket training at the Sonnet Cricket Academy with Mr. Tarak Sinha.

When visiting Delhi for coaching, Pant and his mother used to sleep at the Moti Bagh Gurudwara, South Delhi as they didn’t have any place to stay in Delhi. After completing his schooling, Rishabh did B.Com (Hons.) from the famous college Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University, India. With his education, he was also training for cricket as from his childhood he admired becoming a cricketer.

Controversies

Rishabh Pant was involved in a controversy in 2018 with the Indian actress Urvashi Rautela. In this controversy, Urvashi said that she was in a relationship with Rishabh in the past and she indirectly stated that Indian cricketer Pant waited for him in the lobby for 10 hours. But, this was publicly denied by Pant about their relationship.

Some reports stated that Pant blocked Urvashi after the dinner night in Mumbai because he did not want to take these things forward. Later, Urvashi said everyone has misinterpreted her as he was referring to his co-actor Ram Pothineni as RP instead of Rishabh Pant and she didn’t know that Pant is also known as RP. 

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Profession

Rishabh Pant, who represented Rajasthan at the U-14 and U-16 levels, also experienced discrimination and was expelled from the academy during this time. Rishabh made his Ranji game debut at the age of 18. In the second Ranji match of 2015, he reached the half-century mark. Pant’s batting technique was improved with Rahul Dravid‘s assistance. Delhi Daredevils acquired Rishabh in 2016. He recorded a century on the same day at the 2016 Under 19 Cricket World Cup. He has continued to play an important role in the IPL franchise’s team ever since.

He recorded the highest individual IPL score in Indian cricket history in 2018. In addition, he became the second-youngest player in IPL history to score a century. He also marked the beginning of his international career at this pivotal time in his life. Pant was named the Delhi Capitals’ captain in 2021. Additionally, the franchise for the upcoming TATA IPL season in 2022 kept him on staff before the auction.

Source Of Income

Rishabh Pant’s net worth is approximately Rs. 67 crores as of the year 2023. His main source of income is his professional cricket career salary which is around Rs. 20 crores. Apart from his career, he also earns a good amount of wealth from advertisements and endorsements with brands.

He also donates to global causes and rescue operations to help the needy. With such a net worth, Rishabh lives a luxurious and comfortable lifestyle with his family. He lives in a lavishing mansion and has some of the royal cars like Mercedes, SUV, etc.

Lesser-Known Facts About Rishabh Pant

• Rishabh Pant is the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand as announced by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami.
• On 30 December 2022, Pant met with an accident while traveling to Roorkee to surprise his family for the new year.
• Rishabh idolized Australian wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist from his childhood.
• Rishabh Pant has been touted as the successor to legendary wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni due to his good wicketkeeping and aggressive batting.

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