WATCH: Rishabh Pant Prioritizes Team Over Himself; Sacrifices His Wicket For Hardik Pandya
India posted 168/6 against England in the 2nd semi-final of T20 World Cup 2022.
In the 2nd semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022, fifties by Hardik Pandya (63) and Virat Kohli (50) helped India post a target of 169 runs against England. Knocks by Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya earned appreciation from fans in numbers. Amidst this, a gesture by wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant also earned the appreciation of all. A video of the same is getting viral on the internet.
Pant Sacrificed his wicket: In this match, Rishabh Pant sacrificed his wicket for on-song Hardik Pandya. This incident was witnessed in the last over of the Indian innings. On the third ball of Chris Jordan's over, Pant was unable to connect with a big shot after which the ball went to the wicket-keeper. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya took off from the non-striker's end to complete a single but Pant wasn't ready for the run.
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Hardik was well set on the crease due to which, Pant analyzed the tough conditions and started running towards the non-striker's end. Rishabh won the heart of all the fans and a video of the same is getting viral on the internet.
Rishabh didn't look a bit disappointed after getting out. The Southpaw knew that Hardik was the best batter in the death overs for India at the moment. Consequently, Rishabh Pant signalled a 'thumbs up' to Hardik Pandya after getting run out. The keeper-batter's reaction was caught on camera and the fans are now liking the video in numbers.
Moment of the match!@RishabhPant17 @hardikpandya7 #TeamIndia #INDvsENG #Pandya
— WhistlePodu Army ® - CSK Fan Club (@CSKFansOfficial) November 10, 2022
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Moment of the match.
— A R I N D A M (@ArindamSarma7) November 10, 2022
Selfless cricket from Rishabh Pant.#INDvsENG#TeamIndia #AdelaideOval pic.twitter.com/5ieZJQKfp5
This thumbs up by Rishabh Pant gave us 10 runs. #RishabPant #INDvsENG #HardikPandya pic.twitter.com/gUtb0gwmPr
— कटप्पा (@Katappa00) November 10, 2022
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It is noteworthy that Rishabh Pant didn't get much game time in this tournament. In the Super 12 stage, Rishabh Pant was given a chance in only 1 match, in which he was dismissed for scoring just 3 runs. Hardik Pandya scored 63 runs. After Pant got dismissed, Hardik smacked 10 runs in the next 2 balls.
