IPL 2017
How often do we see a rank of young, ruthless talented players in one single team working really hard to gun the opponents down? In case you missed out, Rishabh Pant just played one of the best ever innings in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). One has to agree when none other the legend Sachin Tendulkar himself compliments that.
Delhi Daredevils required 209 runs to win in 20 overs. The way these young blokes of the Daredevils chased that target down, it looked like as if they have run chases for dinners, especially, Rishabh Pant. Sanju Samson added salt to the wounds with his whirlwind innings of 61 from just 31 balls as well.
Pant's innings was decorated with 9 monstrous sixes and 7 boundaries. He narrowly missed out on that hundred which would have been inscribed forever in the pages of IPL history. But that is exactly how cruel the game can turn out to be at times.
Here's how the cricketers reacted after Pant went berserk in Delhi:
One of the best Innings I have seen in the IPL & that includes all 10 seasons. @RishabPant777 pic.twitter.com/SGv3YuXwJ5
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 4, 2017
Pant-storm in Delhi #IPL
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) May 4, 2017
Rishabh pant,Sanju Samson ...tonite wow..keep an eye on them teams ...they are special..
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) May 4, 2017
Love batsman with tremendous belief in themselves which is backed by a special ability for ball hitting.Extra Special today frm Rishabh Pant
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 4, 2017
Strike when the iron is hot. Play a youngster when he's in Red Hot Form. I'd pick Pant for the Champions Trophy. Will you? #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 4, 2017
Even as opponents, we couldn't help but admire the fabulous knocks of Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson. It was a treat! #GameMaariChhe #DDvGL
— The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) May 4, 2017
In contrasting styles, the elegance of Samson and the power of Pant has made this a captivating session.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 4, 2017
Crazy clean hitting! 😳
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) May 4, 2017
Raina: "It's a Rishabh Pant day. Pant and Samson are the future of the Indian cricket" #DDvGL #IPL
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) May 4, 2017
This Rishabh Pant must see the ball before the bowler has conceived it. This is special. Take care of him.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 4, 2017
T 2414 - UFFFFFFF !! what an innings played by #Rishabhpant .. never mind the 100 .. for us it was more than that !! pic.twitter.com/PlopB3PEcr
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 4, 2017