India vs England: Twitterati goes gaga over Rishabh Pant for his carnage in 2nd ODI

Pant replaced an injured Shreyas Iyer in India's squad for the second ODI against England and instantly marked his return in golden letters as he smashed a blistering 77 off just 40 balls.

Hyderabad:Young and exciting wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant on Friday marked his comeback in One Day International (ODI) cricket in style. Pant was named in India's ODI playing XI after 437 days. The last time Pant played for India, it was way back in January 2020 during Australia's tour of India.

Pant replaced an injured Shreyas Iyer in India's squad for the second ODI against England and instantly marked his return in golden letters as he smashed a blistering 77 off just 40 balls. It is also Pant's highest score in one-dayers. Pant's 77-run knock was laced with three boundaries and seven sixes.

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The Delhi Capitals cricketer continued the good work of KL Rahul and his skipper Virat Kohli after the former was sent back to the stands.

Ahead of the second ODI, Pant's place in India's playing was questioned by many cricketer experts as well fans, as Suryakumar Yadav was more like to like replacement of Iyer. However, the 23-year-old proved his doubters wrong with a breathtaking batting display.

Here is how Twitter reacted:

Meanwhile, put in to bat first, India posted 336 runs for the loss of six wickets in their allotted 50 overs against England.

For India, KL Rahul top-scored with 108 runs off 114 balls. Indian skipper Virat Kohli also made a valuable contribution of 66 runs of 79 balls.

India are leading three-match ODI series vs England 1-0.