Rishabh Pant’s unfortunate injury has ruled him out for the whole of the 2023 season. The 25-year-old has earned himself a position in the Indian team and world cricket as a consistent and destructive batter. In his absence, another southpaw wicketkeeper has stood out: Ishan Kishan. Although Kishan is an opener in the shortest format of the game, he bats in the middle order, just like Pant in the longest format of the game. So, let’s do a deep dive into the stats and records of Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan:
Rishabh Pant vs Ishan Kishan stats in ODIs
Pant made his ODI debut in 2018, scoring 865 runs in 30 matches. The Delhi cricketer averages 34.60 in 26 innings and strikes the ball at a rapid strike rate of 106.65. With 1 century and 5 fifties to his name, the left-hander has solidified his place as a middle-order enforcer.
Kishan, on the other hand, made his debut in 2021. The opener has 694 runs in 17 matches, averaging 46.26 with a high strike rate of 107.43. Kishan has a double century and six fifties to his name in 16 innings, meaning that the southpaw scores 50 or more runs in almost every two games.
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Rishabh Pant vs Ishan Kishan stats in Tests
Tests are by far Rishabh Pant’s best format. The left-hander has scored 2271 runs in 33 matches for Team India. His average of 43.67 already puts him in the top 5 list of wicketkeepers with the best average in Test cricket, with a minimum of 2000 runs. Three of Pant’s five centuries have also come away from home, a record for Indian wicketkeepers.
Ishan Kishan has played just two Tests for India, making just 78 runs in 2 innings. Kishan scored his maiden and only half-century away from home in the West Indies and struck the ball at 85.71.
Rishabh Pant vs Ishan Kishan stats in T20Is
Pant has 987 runs in 66 matches for India. Despite being an extremely aggressive player, Pant’s strike rate is just 126.37, and he averages 22.43 with the bat. The Delhi cricketer also has just three half-centuries in 56 innings.
Meanwhile, Kishan has made 686 runs in 29 games. The Jharkhand cricketer also has a poor record in T20Is, averaging just 24.50 and striking at a below-par rate of 121.63. He has four fifties in 29 innings.
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