Pant played an unbeaten innings of 52 runs in 28 balls with the help of 7 fours and 1 six.
Kolkata, The second match of the 3-match T20 series was played between India and West Indies (India vs West Indies 2nd T20 Match) on Friday. India won this match by 8 runs. With this, India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the T20I series. Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant batted brilliantly in this match played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Pant played an unbeaten innings of 52 runs in 28 balls with the help of 7 fours and 1 six. Due to this explosive innings of Rishabh, the Indian team was able to score 186.
After winning the match, Rishabh Pant was awarded the ‘Man of the Match’ award for his brilliant innings. When Rishabh Pant was being called for the Harsha Bhogle ‘Man of the Match’ award, then captain Rohit Sharma gave such a reaction which is now going viral on social media.
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Actually, after winning the match, captain Rohit Sharma was giving a statement in the presentation. After Rohit, Rishabh Pant was called to receive the ‘Man of the Match’ award. Then Rohit went on asking Harsha Bhogle ‘Is Rishabh Pant man of the match?’ Responding to this comment of Rohit, Harsha Bhogle said ‘Rohit because he batted brilliantly’.
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After receiving the ‘Man of the Match’ award, Pant said, “I am ready to bat anywhere as per the requirement of the team. Powell was caught by Bhuvi so I stopped. I believe in batting according to the situation. With practice, I am getting better at my shot.”
Pant further told that, there was talk of me and Venkatesh. That’s what we decided to keep things simple and play every ball carefully. Powell was hitting the ball with bullet speed. I was happy to be behind. Because he will play for Delhi Capitals in IPL with me. But in the end you want to win every single match for India.” Rishabh Pant shared a 76-run partnership with Venkatesh Iyer during his innings in the second T20I.