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Rishabh Pant Revisits Fake Injury Stunt On India's T20 World Cup Win Anniversary 

Akshita Patel

Rishabh Pant remembers T20 World Cup in unique style [Source: @CricCrazyJohns, @sujeetsuman1991/X.com]Rishabh Pant remembers T20 World Cup in unique style [Source: @CricCrazyJohns, @sujeetsuman1991/X.com]

On June 29, 2024, India beat South Africa in the T20 World Cup final to claim an ICC title after a wait of 12 years. Rishabh Pant, the wicket-keeper, remembered the big day on its one-year anniversary with a hilarious picture of his injury, which he apparently faked to slow down the pace of the game.

India set a target of 177 runs for South Africa at Barbados. Heinrich Klaasen’s 52 off 27 balls fiery knock reduced the equation to a run-a-ball in the death overs. With the game slipping, a brief half-shift of the momentum.

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Before the start of the 17th over, Rishabh Pant was down on the ground with knee pain issues. The physio walked out to treat him, and the game halted for a few minutes. 

The break helped India in breaking South Africa’s momentum, as set batter Heinrich Klaasen was dismissed by Hardik Pandya on the very first delivery of the 17th over. India pounced on the opportunity to apply pressure on South Africa and restricted them to 169 and won the title by 7 runs.

Meanwhile, months later, India captain Rohit Sharma revealed that Pant had faked his injury to slow down the game for India to regroup and release pressure. 

As the country celebrates the first anniversary of the big win, Rishabh Pant revisited his match-defining injury moment to celebrate the occasion in his own unique style.

Rishabh Pant's IG Story [Source: @CricCrazyJohns/X.com]Rishabh Pant's IG Story [Source: @CricCrazyJohns/X.com]

Apart from Pant’s fake injury, Suryakumar Yadav’s boundary catch of David Miller also played a monumental role in India’s victory. These two iconic moments will now be remembered as the biggest turning points of India’s glory.

Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant is currently in England as India’s vice-captain for the 5-game series against England. In the first game, he scored historic twin hundreds, but India lost the game by 5 wickets to trail 0-1 in the series.