Indian players are giving their best performances in the Indian Premier League 2024 to impress the national selectors ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Rishabh Pant, who was showing glimpses of his talent, finally played an innings of the highest value. With Delhi Capitals under pressure against Gujarat Titans, he pressed the attacking button to dismantle the bowling of the rivals.
He played cuts, pulls and helicopter shot to perfection. According to Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Rishabh we saw in Australia and England is finally back. For the record, Pant played match winning knocks against England and Australia in Test matches.
Pant scored an unbeaten 88 runs off 43 balls, packed with 8 sixes and 5 fours against GT. His scored his run at a strike rate of 204.65, with the Capitals posting 224/4 in 20 overs. Axar Patel accumulated 66 runs off 43 deliveries, including 5 fours and 4 sixes.
Sidhu heaped massive praise on Pant “I am the boss, I am the ring master, I am the don. Rishabh Pant has sealed his place in the Indian team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. He played his best knock of IPL 2024 and we finally saw a batter, who dominated England in England and Australia in Australia.
“You can’t keep him out of the team. He broke the door of the selectors. Rishabh will be India”s number one wicket-keeper in the World Cup,” Navjot Singh Sidhu said.
He has climbed to number three spot on the list of the highest run-getter in this season. The captain of Delhi Capitals has managed 342 runs in 9 games. He has scored runs at an average of 48.65 and a strike-rate of 161.32.