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The cricket world was in awe of India's wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant following his outstanding innings on day one of the fifth Test against England. Pant produced a phenomenal inning of 146 runs off just 111 deliveries saving India from a shaky position on the first day of the fifth Test in Edgbaston.
His partnership with Ravindra Jadeja (83*) started with India struggling at 98/5, eventually helping the team to push past the 300-run mark with a splendid 222-run stand for the sixth wicket.
Pant's gutsy innings saw many current and ex-cricketers lavish praise on the 24-year-old for delivering one of the most delightful and crucial innings of his young career.
Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar took to Twitter and wrote, "Simply awesome @RishabhPant17! Well done. Crucial innings by @imjadeja. Rotated the strike well and played some amazing shots."
Simply awesome @RishabhPant17!
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 1, 2022
Well done.👏
Crucial innings by @imjadeja. Rotated the strike well and played some amazing shots.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/9ACuhVlGTT
Ian Raphael Bishop also took his Twitter to praise the Indian batters, tweeting, "Phenomenal from Rishabh Pant. Simply outstanding. Fabulous partnership with Jadeja to given they were 98-5".
Former India cricketer Venkatesh Prasad tweeted: "Box office stuff from Rishabh Pant. One of the best counter-attacking innings that one will ever see. One special player. #INDvsENG"
"Top knock 100 @RishabhPant17 when team needed the most .. keep it up #INDvsENG," Harbhajan Singh tweeted.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah tweeted: "A superb innings by @RishabhPant17 at a crucial time! Scoring 100 in just 89 balls is truly commendable. Great teamwork from @imjadeja as well by scoring a fifty and building the partnership. #ENGvIND."
BCCI posted a collection of Twitter reactions on Pant's performance on its Twitter handle:
When Twitter went abuzz post the @RishabhPant17 blitz ⚡⚡💥#TeamIndia | #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/RCuVwRmy34
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 1, 2022
Irfan Pathan also praised Rishabh Pant: "Rishabh Pant and his Punch in test cricket continues. Call him a super star for a reason!"
Amit Mishra also took his Twitter to praise the wicket-keeper batter: When in trouble, call the Spiderman! What a fierce knock by rockstar Rishabh Pant against a quality English bowling unit under such circumstances. The best way to fight a fire is to fight it with the fire #EngVsInd."