Young Indian wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant is quite a fun-loving character, both on and off the field. While he is serious about his cricket, he is often caught by the stump mic bantering with his teammates and even the opposition players. India skipper Virat Kohli, in fact, has admitted that Pant's attitude and energy are infectious and help the team, especially in challenging situations.
On the eve of the third Test – a day-night affair – against England at the new Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad, Pant was once again at his playful best at the Team India net sessions. The swashbuckling southpaw was seen manoeuvring a drone camera much to the amusement of his teammates and support staff. It even caught Kohli unawares as the drone flew too close to the Indian captain.
BCCI took to Twitter to share a video captioning it thus: “Pulls off brilliant catches & stumpings
Hits big sixes with ease
@RishabhPant17
now has some fun with the drone camera.
@Paytm #INDvENG #TeamIndia”
Pant posted another video of the same on his Instagram account, introducing everyone to the drone camera, calling it ''Spidey'. “I've spent a lot of time behind the stumps, thought of taking in a new view at the nets today! Meet my new friend, I call him spidey,” he wrote.
Pant has been in rich vein of form in Tests, helping India to a historic series win in Australia, and scoring two half-centuries already in the first two Tests against England. The four Test series is tied at 1-1 now.