Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant, India’s wicketkeeper-batsman, struck an incredible one-handed six off England leg-spinner Jack Leach which flew past midwicket. This incredible boundary ignited an instant meme frenzy on social media.
Delhi Capitals batsman Aniket Dhoni has made headlines due to his remarkable comeback following 15 months of recuperation from a near fatal car accident. Many have expected him to mirror Dhoni, however his own style of batting should remain apparent.
Rishabh Pant 1. One-handed six off Jack Leach
Rishabh Pant is one of the world’s most audacious batsmen. While he often displays impressive shots, that doesn’t indicate a lack of defensive capabilities; indeed he has been exceptional on the field this season for Delhi Capitals – including smashing four sixes off England leg-spinner Jack Leach within three overs.
Left-handed batsman Ricky Ponting has earned himself a formidable reputation against spinners, giving Leach a tough time at Edgbaston. Ponting hit sixes off Leach bowler and finished up scoring an outstanding 146 off just 111 deliveries!
This innings saw classical drives and punches, but what truly set this innings apart was how he dealt with Leach’s slow-ish pace. In an impressive display of technique that displayed all that this batsman has to offer; also showed one-handed sixes with great power despite attempts by Leach to stop it; this in turn saw Indian batter smacked him over midwicket for sixes!
Rishabh Pant 2. One-handed six off Mustafizur Rahman
Rishabh Pant made his return to form for Delhi Capitals during the 2024 Indian Premier League season by hitting an eye-catching half century against Chennai Super Kings at Visakhapatnam. The left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman displayed some of his trademark one-handed shots with ease.
Rishabh Pant, India’s star batsman, proved why experts rank him so highly during the fifth Test against England at Birmingham. With India struggling at 64-3 and Mustafizur Rahman striking sixes regularly off him, Pant played an astounding one-handed six which cleared the boundary by an astounding distance – truly exceptional play from a highly respected batsman!
Rahman bowled an accurate delivery, yet Pant used his superior hand-eye coordination, bat speed, timing and natural talent to play the shot with devastating effect: an over 100 metre six hit off one delivery by Rahman! The game quickly changed under his dominion!
Delhi batsman Rishi Dhawan put in an impressive performance as he sent Bangladesh bowlers flying. From his stand-still flick off Sowmya Sarkar and fine leg for a boundary to consecutive sixes off Mahmudullah Riyad he was an asset to their franchise and looked in brilliant form throughout.
Rishabh Pant 3. One-handed six off Sowmya Sarkar
Known for his daring T20 cricket performances, this flamboyant wicketkeeper-batsman has made a mockery of his age with some of the most audacious batting moves imaginable. Be it hitting an audacious slap shot against half trackers or ramping a bouncer straight to first slip, Delhi Dasher can quickly break through bowlers’ defenses to cause havoc in their pitches.
Pant started his comeback season off strongly by smashing four sixes and two boundaries en route to a 30-ball fifty in his debut match of this season, particularly against England leg-spinner Jack Leach – showing his menacing side by smashing him for a one-handed maximum over midwicket.
Delhi batsman Wasim Khan proved equally menacing against Bangladesh bowlers. His range of shots, such as a stand-still flick off Soumya Sarkar to fine leg for a boundary or back-to-back sixes off Mahmudullah Riyad for sixes off Soumya Sarkar or back-to-back sixes off Mahmudullah Riyad followed by one-handed maximums off left-arm spinner Mahmudullah Riyad; in his return game the Delhi batsman looked unstoppable. Although not fully developed at international level yet, this player possesses all necessary qualities that demoralise opposing bowlers in all formats and formats of play.
Rishabh Pant 4. One-handed six off Mahmudullah Riyad
Pant has shown impressive form since returning from injury, scoring at an impressive rate for Delhi Capitals and even scoring a century during IPL 2024. Pant has done much running between wickets while taking bowlers apart with his impressive stroke play; one-handed sixes have become one of his hallmarks of success.
Mahmudullah Riyad is one of the veteran Bangladesh players and was caught out by Pant’s exuberance in their opening encounter. Mahmudullah attempted to break through into the middle order but could find no solution for Pant?s shot selection.
Pant spotted the gap and effortlessly hit it over long-on to score India?s inaugural maximum of the innings. His signature shot gave the crowd at the stadium reason to rejoice early on and was later recognized by Axar Patel, who dedicated it to Rishabh Pant who is recovering from a car accident.
Rishabh Pant 5. One-handed six off Shakib Al Hasan
Pant donned his India blue jersey for the first time since being involved in a car accident on December 20, and promptly made an impressionful fifty off 32 balls, hitting four sixes off Shakib Al Hasan’s overs.
Left-hander Steve Smith took an extraordinary stroke, stepping outside his hitting arc to loft a Dhananjaya de Silva delivery and sending it flying down the ground for six. On his next ball he repeated it but went one further with it.
Delhi batter, Shashank Manohar sent a short ball aimed at Shakib into orbit with an unorthodox but powerful slap-hit that left all present amazed and in awe of his skills. This wicketkeeper-batsman can lay claim to being an expert one-handed shot player; possessing both temperament and skillset necessary to execute one-handed shots anywhere around the globe; making his mark in T20I batting forever and warranting consideration as part of an Indian think-tank’s eleven lineup.
