'That's my Boy!': Virender Sehwag praises Rishabh Pant for completing ton with a six

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh/Ahmedabad, March 5

Rishabh Pant reached the three-figure mark with a powerful six towards, which reminded many fans of destructive opener batsman Virender Sehwag, who is renowned for reaching the triple digits score with a maximum.

The former India cricketer took to the microblogging website to laud Pant for his valiant effort. Along with this, he also shared a hilarious meme.

"Me Watching Rishabh Pant reverse sweep Anderson for a boundary and then bring up his century with a SIX. That's my Boy! #INDvENG," read his Twitter post.

Meanwhile, former India captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had predicted that Pant would be an all-time great across formats in years to come after the young wicket-keeper batsman smashed a potentially match-winning hundred in the fourth and final Test against England on Friday.

Pant struck 101 off 118 balls for his third Test a hundred, helping India take a sizeable first innings lead after the hosts looked in trouble at 146 for six in response to England's 205.    

"How good is he? Unbelievable…what a knock under pressure...not the first time and won't be the last time…will be an all time great in all formats in the years to come. Keep batting in this aggressive manner. That’s why (he) will be match winner and special," wrote Ganguly on Twitter.

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Pant, who not so long ago lost his place in the playing eleven in all three formats, has made a stellar comeback which began with the Test series in Australia where his knocks formed the cornerstone of India's historic triumph.

He is also back in India's white-ball squad on the back of strong performances Down Under and in the ongoing series against England.

On Friday, he came in when India's batsmen had been choked for runs on a difficult track.

The 23-year-old displayed tremendous game sense to bide his time before taking a worn out attack to the cleaners.

He completed his hundred with an audacious six off Dom Bess, reminiscent of the fearless approach that was once the hallmark of Virender Sehwag's batting. — PTI