ONE FOR THE FUTURE!
In an era where fitness is the most emphasized aspect of the game, it was very rare to see a 18 year old with a bulky physique in the Indian Under 19 team. Rishabh Pant is one of the biggest prodigies and probably one of the strongest teenegers Indian cricket has ever seen. He burst onto the scene when he smashed his way into the Indian Under 19 team. He caught everyone's attention with an innings of 74 off 28 balls against Nepal. A few days later he blasted a 96 ball 111 to fire India into the semifinals. A 1.9 crore IPL contract and an incredible domestic season with Delhi was about to follow in which he scored the fastest century in the Ranji Trophy history. Another innings that stood out was a triple hundred at the Wankhede Stadium, a part of which I was fortunate enough to witness. A couple of aspects of his technique are quite unique. Obviously he is a very hard hitter of the ball but it looks as if he tries to hit the ball too hard and in the process l...