Rishabh Pant was born on October 4, 1997, in Roorkee, Uttarakhand. Pant was a part of the Indian Under-19 team that played in the 2016 World Cup. He finished as the second-highest run-scorer for India and made 267 runs in six games at an average of 44.50. Pant was picked by the Delhi Capitals (fka Delhi Daredevils) in the IPL 2026 Auction.
Pant made his IPL debut in 2016 and scored 198 runs in 10 games that season. During the IPL 2025 Auction, Lucknow Super Giants spent INR 27 crore for Pant, making him the most expensive player in the history of the league. Pant has featured in 125 matches in IPL and has amassed 3553 runs at an average of 34.16.
Pant made his T20I debut in 2017 against England, while his ODI and Test debuts happened in 2018. Pant is the vice-captain of the current Indian Test team. He has scored 3427 runs in 47 Test matches for India. Pant was a part of the team that won the T20 World Cup in 2024. He has scored 1209 runs in 76 T20I games at an average of 23.25 and a strike rate of 127.26.
In ODIs, Pant has amassed 871 runs in 31 matches at a strike rate of 106.21. Since 2020, Pant has scored 3,998 runs in 102 games across formats, averaging 38.07. No Indian wicketkeeper-batter has made more runs or centuries than Pant since 2020.
Rishabh Pant Test Stats
| Matches | 47 |
| Innings | 82 |
| NO | 5 |
| Runs | 3427 |
| High Score | 159* |
| Average | 44.5 |
| Balls Faced | 4621 |
| Strike Rate | 74.16 |
| 100s | 8 |
| 50s | 18 |
| 4s | 369 |
| 6s | 90 |
| Catches | 156 |
| Stumpings | 15 |
Rishabh Pant ODI Stats
| Matches | 31 |
| Innings | 27 |
| NO | 1 |
| Runs | 871 |
| High Score | 125* |
| Average | 33.5 |
| Balls Faced | 820 |
| Strike Rate | 106.21 |
| 100s | 1 |
| 50s | 5 |
| 4s | 91 |
| 6s | 26 |
| Catches | 27 |
| Stumpings | 1 |
Rishabh Pant T20I Stats
| Matches | 76 |
| Innings | 66 |
| NO | 14 |
| Runs | 1209 |
| High Score | 65* |
| Average | 23.25 |
| Balls Faced | 950 |
| Strike Rate | 127.26 |
| 100s | 0 |
| 50s | 3 |
| 4s | 111 |
| 6s | 44 |
| Catches | 40 |
| Stumpings | 11 |
Rishabh Pant IPL Stats
| Matches | 125 |
| Innings | 123 |
| NO | 19 |
| Runs | 3553 |
| High Score | 128* |
| Average | 34.16 |
| Balls Faced | 2407 |
| Strike Rate | 147.61 |
| 100s | 2 |
| 50s | 19 |
| 4s | 319 |
| 6s | 170 |
| Catches | 80 |
| Stumpings | 24 |
Here are the Top Records of Rishabh Pant in International Cricket
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1. Fastest Test Century by an Indian Wicketkeeper
In 2022, India travelled to England to play the rescheduled fifth Test from their last tour. India had won two out of the first four Test matches and was leading the series by 2-1. In the first innings, India lost five wickets for under 100 runs. Ravindra Jadeja joined Pant in the middle.
The duo added 222 runs for the sixth wicket, the joint-highest partnership for the sixth wicket outside India. Pant took 89 deliveries to score his century and recorded the fastest Test century by an Indian wicketkeeper-batter.
2. First Indian Wicketkeeper to Hit Test Hundreds in England and Australia
Pant is the only Indian wicketkeeper who has scored a century in England as well as Australia. Pant scored his maiden Test century in England during the 2018 tour at The Oval. He made 114 runs in the second innings for India. Pant is the only wicketkeeper who has scored a century in the fourth innings in England. Pant has scored a total of 1,035 runs in 13 Test matches in England, hitting four centuries.
Pant scored his maiden century in Australia on his very first tour in 2018-19. He made 159 runs off 189 deliveries and remained unbeaten. Pant was the second-highest run-scorer on that tour. Overall, he has made 879 runs in 12 matches in Australia at an average of 46.26.
3. Most Dismissals by an Indian Keeper in a Single Test
In 2018, India toured Australia to play the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The first Test was played in Adelaide, and India scored 250 runs in the first innings. Pant took six catches in Australia’s first innings, and Australia was bundled out for 235 runs.
Pant didn’t have a successful outing with the bat. He was dismissed for 25 runs in the first innings and for 28 runs in the second. However, he took five catches in the second innings and joined the list of wicketkeepers with the most dismissals in a single Test. AB de Villiers and Jack Russell are the other two keepers who have taken 11 catches in a Test match.
4. First Indian Wicketkeeper to Score an ODI Century in England
Only seven non-English wicketkeepers have scored a century in ODIs in England, and Pant is the only Indian on this list. In 2022, India toured England to play a three-match ODI series and a three-match T20I series. Both teams had won one game each before heading to Manchester to play the third ODI.
India needed to chase down a target of 260 runs to win the game, but lost the first four wickets for 72 runs. Pant and Hardik Pandya joined hands and added 133 runs for the fifth wicket. Pant remained unbeaten on 125 runs off 113 deliveries, and India chased down the target in 42.1 overs.
5. Third fastest T20 century by an Indian batter
In 2018, Delhi faced Himachal Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Delhi won the toss and elected to bowl. Himachal Pradesh scored 144 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Delhi’s skipper Pradeep Sangwan took two wickets for 39 runs.
Pant opened the innings with Gautam Gambhir, and Delhi chased down the target of 145 runs in 11.4 overs with 10 wickets in hand. Pant remained unbeaten on 116 runs off 38 deliveries. He took 32 deliveries to reach his century, and it was the second-fastest century in T20s at that time.
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