Rishabh Pant breaks long-standing T20 World Cup record in clash against Afghanistan

The Indian wicket-keeper went past greats like Adam Gilchrist and AB de Villiers to reach the impressive feat

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Antigua: India’s wicket-keeper, Rishabh Pant created history in India’s clash against Afghanistan by taking 3 crucial catches to dismiss Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Gulbadin Naib, and Naveen ul Haq. These catches brought his total dismissals for the tournament to ten.

This milestone made Pant the record holder for most dismissals in a single edition of the T20 World Cup, surpassing renowned players like AB de Villiers, Adam Gilchrist, and Kumar Sangakkara, each with nine dismissals to their name.

This is Pant’s second T20 World Cup as a regular for team India. He played in all of India’s matches in the 2021 edition, but the side was knocked out in the group stages. While in 2022, Dinesh Karthik took over the role of the first-choice wicketkeeper for most of the tournament.

Pant has also been a standout performer with the bat in the ongoing tournament. He leads India’s batting charts with 116 runs from four innings, boasting an impressive average of 38.66 and a strike rate of 131.81. His contributions include an unbeaten 36 off 26 balls against Ireland in the opener and a quickfire 42 off 21 deliveries against Pakistan. 

If he keeps up with this great form then he will again become India’s first-choice wicket-keeper in every format.

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