IND Vs BAN, T20 World Cup 2024 Warm-Up: Rishabh Pant Marks India Return After 16 Months With 32-Ball 53

Rishabh Pant was particularly brutal against Shakib Al Hasan as the Indian smashed three sixes against the former Bangladesh skipper.

New York: Rishabh Pant announced his return to India colours with a blazing fifty against Bangladesh in a warm-up tie in the T20 World Cup 2024 on Saturday at the Nassau County Cricket International Stadium. Donning the national jersey after 16 long months and a 14-month injury break following a fatal car accident on the early hours of December 30, 2022, Pant smashed four fours and the same number of sixes in his 32-ball 53 before being retired out.

Coming in at No.3 after the dismissal of Sanju Samson, Pant took a little bit of time to settle down before opening his arms for a flurry of fours and sixes. He started with a boundary off Mahedi Hasan before unleashing his range of shots with three sixes in an over against Shakib Al Hasan.

Spidey weaving his web! #RishabhPant takes the attack to Bangladesh with a flurry of huge sixes!

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The southpaw’s one-handed six against Mahmudullah Riyad in the ninth over made the 34000-odd crowd in the stadium go crazy. Although Pant lost his captain Rohit Sharma in the next over, the Delhi Capitals skipper kept on doing what he did the best.

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He brought up his fifty with a boundary off Shakib and had a muted celebration as he pointed towards his partner, took off his helmet and walked back. While walking back, Pant was greeted with a standing ovation from a section of the crowd. In the end, India posted 182/5 in 20 overs, thanks to a late 23-ball 40 from Hardik Pandya.