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How Rishabh Pant spent an hour tonking the ball after Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match ended, working towards white-ball consistency

How Rishabh Pant spent an hour tonking the ball after Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match ended, working towards white-ball consistency

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Soon after Delhi wrapped up a convincing win over Andhra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy opening round, their captain Rishabh Pant walked to the centre wicket to have an open net session. While all eyes have been on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Pant knows how important this tournament is for his white-ball career, where he is currently caught in the middle of nowhere. A back-up to KL Rahul in ODIs, he will have to watch the T20 World Cup from afar, with Ishan Kishan taking the second wicketkeeper slot. At roughly around 4.30 PM on Wednesday, Pant took guard at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence and what followed for the next hour or more was the left-hander indulging in some excellent ball-striking. Even though the rest of his teammates were enjoying a moment with Kohli in the dressing room, Pant was tonking sixes in the middle. With one of Delhi’s coaching staff hurling the white-ball with a side-arm and off-spinner Hrithik Shokeen bowling, he would try pacing his game. One moment, he would give …

KKR Star Venkatesh Iyer’s Indirect Swipe At SRH, Says “Aggressing Doesn’t Mean Tonking Every Ball”

KKR Star Venkatesh Iyer’s Indirect Swipe At SRH, Says “Aggressing Doesn’t Mean Tonking Every Ball”

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Venkatesh Iyer defined what aggression means to him and the Kolkata Knight Riders after outwitting the free-scoring Sunrisers Hyderabad with an all-round show in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the iconic Eden Gardens. The record signing of the defending champions, Venkatesh, kicked off the 18th edition of the cash-rich league with a string of low scores. In his first two outings, KKR’s vice-captain registered just 3 and 6 before breaking the shackles against the Sunrisers. After Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s dismissal, the Knight Riders tottered at 106/4 in the 13th over. Venkatesh upped the ante and fired a blistering 60 from 29 deliveries at a rollicking strike rate of 206.90, studded with seven boundaries and three towering maximums. His single-handed effort, combined with Rinku Singh’s scorching 32*, lifted the defending champions to 200/6, a total 80 runs better than what the visitors could achieve. “It’s very important for us to show positive but correct intent. If we are 50/6 and I still go and tonk everything, that’s positive, but …