Rishabh Pant Bio, Family, Career, Girlfriend, Net Worth, Metrics

Rishabh Pant is a professional cricketer for the Indian cricket team. He represents a middle-order wicket-keeper batsman for the team. He started his career representing the Indian U-19 team from Delhi. Moreover, he etched his name in the Indian squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Moreover, Indian Premier League capital Delhi bought him for INR 1.9 crore on February 6, 2016. In January 2017, he debuted on Twety20 International after his Test debut in August 2018 and One Day International (ODI) in October 2018. Let’s keep scrolling to find out more about him.

RISHABH PANTS: BIO, FAMILY, EDUCATION

Mr. Cricketer was born on October 4, 1997 as Rishabh Rajendra Pant in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. He is the son of Rajendra Pant and Saroj Pant of whom much description is not given. However, he would travel with his mother to Delhi at the age of 12 just to train under Tarak Sinha at Sonnet Cricket Academy. During this time they were sheltering in a gurudwara as they had no place to stay. His mother had been very supportive of his playing career and had always been there to guide him.

He has an older sister named Sakshi Pant who also has a good following on her Instagram page. Furthermore, he attended St Gabriel’s Academy in Roorkee and then Sri Venkateswara College. He started his cricketing career when he became a member of the U-19 cricket team for Delhi against Assam, which he claims was the turning point in his career. Following this, his national career started on October 22, 2015 during the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy.

RISHABH PANTS: CAREER AND LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS

In February 2016, he scored a century for India U-19 in the World Cup, and on the same day, Delhi Daredevils bought him for Rs 1.9 crore in IPL (Indian Premier League). He then played the first game on April 10, 2021 against Chennai Super Kings as captain of Delhi Capitals. He went on to become the 4th youngest Indian and 5th youngest to captain an IPL team.

Apart from this, he had also played one international match from 2017. Back then, he named Indian team Twenty20 International (T20I) for their series against England. He also became India’s youngest player to debut in a T20I game at the age of 19. In June 2019, he replaced Shikhar Dhawan who suffered a hairline fracture in his left thumb during India’s game against Australia. Therefore, he later confirmed that he would play the remainder for the tournament.

He was named the team’s rising star by the International Cricket Council after the World Cup. Recently, in 2021, in January 2021, Pant became the fastest wicketkeeper for India to reach 1000 runs in Test cricket in the fourth Test against Australia.

RISHABH PANTS: PERSONAL LIFE AND GIRLFRIEND

He has been talked about since his name is linked to a beautiful lady named Isha Negi. She is an entrepreneur and interior designer living in India. The duo started dating on May 21, 2015. He previously drove his fans crazy because of his relationship with actress Urvashi Rautela. Although the ex-couple did not go public with their relationship, they decided to break up before going public.

Moreover, they also crash on the What’s Up messaging app. Sources reported that they did not follow each other and also broke up. Besides that, Pant prefers spending time with his friends and family members in his spare time.

RISHABH PANTS: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

Talking about his income, he has retained a considerable sum from his career in the sports industry. He has also appeared in promoting and advertising products and brands alongside other athletes. Hence, he has an estimated net worth of around $5 Million (around INR 36 Crore) adding INR 2 lakh per game.

He is very active on different social media platforms with verified accounts. On Facebook, he goes by the verified handle with 4.2 million followers. On Instagram, he has a verified account @rishabpant with 5 million followers. He has over 2.4 million followers on his Twitter account under his own name.

RISHABH PANTS: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The athlete has a lean, flexible and strong body that stands 5 feet 7 inches or 1.70 meters tall. He has a body weight of 65 kg with a chest measurement of 40 inches, a waist measurement of 30 inches and biceps of 14 inches. He has dark brown eyes and hair color.