Rishabh Pant is one of India’s most famous cricket players. He is known globally for his exceptional batting and wicket-keeping skills. Pant was born on October 4, 1997, to Saroj Pant and Rajendra Pant.
Pant started practising at Sonnet Cricket Academy with coach Tarak Sinha. He then played against Assam on the Delhi Under-19 team, starting his cricket career.
Pant played his first match in 2018 against England, where he made 114 runs, which became his first century ever. He also partnered with KL Rahul for a total of 204 runs.
Being one of the young cricketers, pant also had a tremendous impact on his ODI and T20 cricket career. For more information, here are the Rishab Pant cricket stats (Source: espncricinfo):
Format |
Mat |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Avg |
SR |
100s |
50s |
4s |
6s |
Tests |
33 |
56 |
2271 |
159* |
43.67 |
73.63 |
5 |
11 |
246 |
55 |
ODIs |
30 |
26 |
865 |
125* |
34.60 |
106.65 |
1 |
5 |
90 |
26 |
T20Is |
58 |
58 |
1065 |
65* |
23.66 |
127.08 |
0 |
3 |
95 |
39 |
In 2016, Rishab started playing in the IPL, and to date, he has played 111 matches, scoring 3,284 runs with an average of 35.31. He has also hit one century and eighteen fifties, with the highest IPL score of 128*.
Remember that Rishabh Pant’s IPL record shows him hitting 296 4s and 154 6s respectively. For more info on Rishab Pant IPL stats, check below:
IPL Season |
Mat |
Runs |
HS |
Avg |
SR |
2024 |
13 |
446 |
88* |
40.55 |
155.4 |
2023 |
14 |
340 |
44 |
30.91 |
151.7 |
2022 |
16 |
419 |
58* |
34.91 |
128.5 |
2021 |
14 |
343 |
56 |
31.18 |
113.9 |
2019 |
16 |
488 |
78* |
37.53 |
162.6 |
2018 |
14 |
684 |
128* |
52.61 |
173.6 |
2017 |
14 |
366 |
97 |
26.14 |
165.6 |
2016 |
10 |
198 |
69 |
24.75 |
130.2 |
Here is the info on the Rishab Pant IPL auction:
Year |
Price |
Team |
2018 |
15 Cr |
DC |
2019 |
15 Cr |
DC |
2020 |
15 Cr |
DC |
2021 |
15 Cr |
DC |
2022 |
15 Cr |
DC |
2023 |
15 Cr |
DC |
2024 |
15 Cr |
DC |
As of 2024, Rishabh Pant's net worth is estimated to be approximately 100 crore INR. Pant's potential earnings come from Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) contracts, IPL participation with the Delhi capitals, and various brand endorsements.
Rishab Pant’s income breakdown is as follows:
BCCI Contract |
Rs 3 crore per year * |
Test Match Fee |
Rs 15 lakh per match* |
T20I Match Fee |
Rs 3 lakh per match* |
IPL Salary |
Rs 16 crore per season * |
ODI Match Fee |
Rs 6 lakh per match * |
Pant resides in Roorkee in a house valued at INR 1 crore, and he is very interested in luxury car collections, such as the Ford Mustang (Rs 2 crore), Mercedes-Benz GLC (Rs 75 lakhs), Audi A8 (Rs 1.3 crore), etc.
In December 2021, Pant was named ‘The Pant Project’ brand ambassador. In February 2022, Pant extended his partnership with Sanspareils Greenlands (SG), making him one of the highest-paid bat endorsers in India.
In 2023, Star Sports signed Roishab as their brand ambassador. He also appeared in commercials for brands like Boat, Adidas, JSW Steel, Noise, Realme, Dream11, Ketch, SG, Himalayan, Boost, and Cadbury.
Rishab Pant's girlfriend is Isha Negi, an entrepreneur and interior decor designer. Isha’s academics were from Amity University, where she studied literature. These two youngsters found their love when they were 19 years old. (Source: Zeenews)
With a list of achievements at a very young age, Rishabh Pant does not fail to impress:
Pant received the Khel Ratna Award in 2020 from the Government Of India’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for his outstanding batting and wicket-keeping skills.
Rishabh won the Polly Umrigar Award in December 2020 for being among the top performers at the International Cricket chosen by the BCCI.
The Government of India awarded the Arjuna Award to Rishab Pant in 2019 for sporting excellence in Cricket.
Rishab also won the ICC Emerging Cricket of the Year award in 2018 and the ICC Rising Star of the Squad award in 2019 after the ICC World Cup.
On December 30, 2022, Pant met with a car accident on the Dehradun-Delhi highway near Roorkee. He had severe injuries on his head, back, and feet, including two cuts on his forehead and a ligament tear in the right knee.