[WATCH] Rishabh Pant does a ‘handstand walk’ during a training session

[WATCH] Rishabh Pant does a ‘handstand walk’ during a training session

Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant has shared two stories on Instagram. While in the gym, the sixer-king Pant was showing his acrobatics skills, by doing somersaults.

In the first story, the 24-year-old was doing a front handspring, and Team India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was watching him from behind in the gym. In the second story, Pant was upside down, walking on his hands. The Indian cricket team is in Mohali right now.

Here is the video:

https://www.instagram.com/stories/rishabpant/2789410003216940582/

In the first test match between India and Sri Lanka in Mohali, Pant had scored a quick 96 off 97 balls, with 9 fours and 4 sixes. He was bowled out by Suranga Lakmal. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja added 175 runs, which is also his 2nd Test century, and remained not out. The Indian team went on to score 574 runs and declared the game.

In response, Sri Lanka scored only 174 in the first innings and they faced the follow-on. But still, they failed to reach the target by adding only 178 runs. India won by an innings and 222 runs and leads the two-match series 1-0.
The second Test match between Sri Lanka and India will be played from 12 March to 16 March at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

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Rishabh Pant to lead Delhi Capitals in IPL 2022

Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant

The young star will lead the Delhi Capitals in the 15th edition of IPL 2022, which will be played in Maharashtra only. Pant learned a lot of wicket-keeping skills from former Indian and current Chennai Super Kings wicket-keeper and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. In 2021, due to injuries the then captain Shreyas Iyer’s place was given to Rishabh Pant. Iyer will lead the Kolkata Knight Riders team in IPL 2022. Delhi Capitals had finished first in the points table in IPL 2021, but Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders defeated it in the elimination rounds.

Delhi Capitals Squad for IPL 2022: Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin Hebbar, Sarfaraz Khan, KS Bharat, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mandeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Pravin Dubey, Lungi Ngidi, Tim Seifert, Vicky Ostwal.

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