You must have seen Rishabh Pant hitting sixes from in front of the wicket. You must have seen Rishabh Pant standing behind the wicket taking one catch after another or stumping. But, have you ever seen the same Pant bowling? This has definitely been seen happening at the domestic level in red ball cricket. But, this had never happened in white ball cricket before 17 August 2024. When Rishabh Pant took off his gloves and came out to bowl in the first match of the Delhi Premier League, it was as if a sea of ​​excitement erupted on the field. This sight was as great for the fans as it was soothing for Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir.

Rishabh Pant bowled in DPL

As a head coach, Gautam Gambhir has brought many new things to Team India. One of them is that he expects every player to be tried as an option. The result of Gambhir's thinking was that we all saw Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh bowling on the Sri Lanka tour. Now similarly, Rishabh Pant has also been seen bowling in the Delhi Premier League.

The thrill of the last over, the match ended on Pant's first ball

Rishabh Pant, who is captaining Old Delhi in the Delhi Premier League, bowled the last over of South Delhi Superstars' innings. South Delhi Superstars had to score 1 run in 6 balls. In such a situation, Pant took the ball in his hands. He bowled his first over in the match and bowled just 1 ball and the match ended on that. Because, South Delhi Superstars scored the one run they needed to win on Pant's first ball.

we have seen it all pic.twitter.com/o2YLJ0HQDb

— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) August 18, 2024

Is this the effect of Gautam Gambhir?

No one expected Rishabh Pant to bowl at first. So when he came to bowl, there was a surprise. Soon people started reacting on social media about Pant's bowling. Most people said about Pant's bowling that this is a change seen in Gautam Gambhir's era.

In GG Era Every Batsman And Even Keeper Can Bowl.
Pant is a Leg Spinner. pic.twitter.com/0HM0LH91QW

, kim jong of cricket (@kimjongofcrick) August 17, 2024

Rishabh Pant showing his ability in the Delhi Premier League And also showing his bowling skill tonight!

Remember, this is GG Era! #RishabhPant is a blower now!
pic.twitter.com/izCNzbpqj6 pic.twitter.com/viB97siqAT

— CricStrick (@CricStrickAP) August 17, 2024

Rishabh bowled in the last over
GG got another bowling option

— CaringSoul (@IBelieveInPant) August 17, 2024

However, whether this change is real or not will be known only when Pant enters international cricket. For now, he did this with the intention of making his team win in the Delhi Premier League, in which he failed.