Published 14:24 IST, January 19th 2021
Rishabh Pant reacts after Gabba heroics, credits Ravi Shastri & Ajinkya Rahane for success
Team India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant stayed at the crease till the end to produce an unbeaten match-winning knock of 89 runs to help India win series 2-1.
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India under captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane retained Border-Gavaskar trophy after beating Australia by 3 wickets in India vs Australia 4th Test at Gabba in Brisbane. Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant stayed at crease till end to produce an unbeaten match-winning kck of 89 runs. Apart from Pant, Shubman Gill (91 runs) and Cheteshwar Pujara (54 runs) also contributed towards India winning series 2-1.
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After losing pink-ball Test in elaide, Ravi Shastri coached India side without regular skipper Virat Kohli (departure from tour due to paternity leave) bounced back to win 2nd Test in Melbourne under stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane's captaincy following which y drew third match in Sydney to keep series alive.
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India vs Australia 4th Test: Rishabh Pant on his match-winning performance
Following match-winning kck, Rishabh Pant during post-match conference said that this win is one of biggest moments of his life w, and he is happy that all support staff and teammates supported him even when he wasn't playing well. Speaking about batting and pitch condition, left-hander said that it was a fifth-day pitch and ball was turning a bit so he thought about staying disciplined with his shot selection
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Speaking about series, he furr ded that this was a dream series and team manment always backed him and showed confidence by telling him that he is a matchwinner and needs to win match for team. Pant also said that he keeps every day about winning matches for India and today he finally won match fo this side.
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Pant stats
Following an impressive performance in Brisbane Test, let''s take a look at Pant stats in cricket. 23-year-old on Tuesday became fastest Indian wicket-keeper batsman to score 1,000 Test runs. He achieved feat in only 27 innings, scoring at an aver of 40.04. left-hander has w represented India in 15 Tests, scoring two centuries and three fifties. His best score in test cricket is 159 t out. In shorter format, Pant has also played 16 ODIs and 28 T20Is, scoring a combined 784 runs .
Im: BCCI / Twitter
14:24 IST, January 19th 2021