Rishabh Pant's Top 3 batting performances for India in his International Career

Rishabh Pant has been a topic of discussion amongst all cricket experts in recent times. The 24-year-old sensation has taken the cricketing world by storm with his batting blitz on regular occasions so far in his career. His versatile style of batting which has helped him to master the skill of dominating the opposition in all formats of the game is what's been most impressive about him.

Right since the day he made his debut for the team, the wicket-keeper batsman has always been tipped to be the next "MS Dhoni" due to his ability to keep the wickets and also contribute to the team total with the bat while batting in the middle order. Fast forward to 2022, the left-hander has proved his worth at the international level on multiple occasions for his country. Let's take a look at three of his best performances for India so far in this career.

Click on the below pages to read Rishabh Pant's top 3 batting performances for India in his International Career.

Rishabh Pant's 89*(138) vs Australia (4th test, 2021)

India's historic comeback series win against the mighty Aussies might never have been possible had Rishabh Pant not resisted the opposition bowlers on the final day of the decider test match. The series was levelled at 1-1 and India was required to chase down a huge total of 329 on the final day of the 4th test to win the series and claim the Border Gavaskar trophy. 

Just when things looked tough, Rishabh Pant took matters into his own hand and started to steer his innings wonderfully well. He counterattacked the opposition with his traditional strokeplay and smashed fantastic innings to take India home and register a famous 3-wicket victory. An innings through 11 short of a 100 was worth a lot more than that for sure.

Rishabh Pant's 146(111) vs England (5th test, 2022)

It was the final test match of the 5 match series between England when Rishabh Pant decided to once again demolish the opposition against all the odds and help India come out of a hole. India at one stage was in trouble when they were reduced to 98/5 in the first innings. 

Had it not been for a fantastic counter-attacking inning from Rishabh Pant, India would've never been able to stand a chance against the stiff opposition bowling unit of England. Rishabh scored a magnificent century with an incredible strike rate of around 120 and finished at 146. The left-hander helped his side reach a fine total of 414 in the first innings.

Rishabh Pant's 125*(113) vs England (3rd ODI, 2022)

Rishabh pant's most memorable Innings in ODI matches came against England in the series-deciding third match wherein he helped India chase down a steep total of 261 against a tough bowling lineup to clinch the series 2-1. India seemed to be out of the game after losing 4 wickets for just 72 runs in the chase. 

Rishabh pant then took matters into his own hands and combined with Hardik Pandya for a wonderful 133 runs partnership to rebuild the Indian innings. He notched up his first ODI ton in the process and steered his side to a comprehensive win with 8 overs remaining. 

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