Rishabh Pant failed in Delhi’s victory (Photo-PTI)
Rishabh Pant: In the third round of Vijay Hazare Trophy, Delhi showed an amazing performance and defeated Saurashtra by 3 wickets. Batting first, Saurashtra scored 320 runs in 50 overs, in reply Delhi achieved the target with 7 balls to spare. Navdeep Saini was the hero of Delhi’s victory, who apart from taking three wickets, also scored unbeaten 34 runs in 29 balls. However, during this victory of Delhi, Rishabh Pant lost. This player once again did not play and his innings ended at just 22 runs.
Why is this failure of Rishabh Pant bad news?
Rishabh Pant Not running against Saurashtra is like bad news for them. In fact, it is believed that Pant may be dropped from next year’s ODI series against New Zealand. There are talks of Ishan Kishan’s entry in the team in his place. If Pant had done some amazing work in this innings, he could have changed the selectors’ mind but he failed to do so.
A captain’s knock of 22(26) from x factor Rishabh Pant while chasing 320 against Saurashtra. Justice for Pant in odi SirrrЁЯШн https://t.co/IUo3NKdR76 pic.twitter.com/MUHSpDLfC4
тАФ JJ (@IdliHaterrr) December 29, 2025
The bat did not hit Vijay Hazare
Rishabh Pant has not shown anything special in Vijay Hazare Trophy. This player could score only 97 runs in 3 matches. The Delhi captain scored a half-century but his strike rate remained only 85. Meanwhile, the batsman who challenged Pant, Ishan Kishan, is in different form. This player has played one match and scored 125 runs at a strike rate of 320. Another wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel has also performed well in Vijay Hazare. This player has scored 307 runs in 3 matches at an average of 153.5. It is clear that Pant is finding it difficult to stay in the ODI team now. Now this player will probably be seen only in Test cricket because he is already out of the T20 format.