Pant Solves A 5-Year-Old Mystery

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January 17, 2025 10:16 IST

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IMAGE: Rishabh Pant with Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mahendra Singh and Mayank Agarwal during the 2019 World Cup. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Rishabh Pant/Instagram
 

Rishabh Pant has finally solved a mystery that has long puzzled cricket fans.

During the ODI World Cup in 2019 in the UK, a selfie featuring Pant, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Mayank Agarwal was widely circulated on social media.

The photograph sparked a debate among fans about whose hand was resting on Pant's left shoulder. After five years and more of speculation, Pant revealed the answer during a chat session with fans on X/

When a fan asked, 'Solve the biggest mystery. Whose hand was on your shoulder?' Pant responded, 'Mayank Bhai's', referring to Mayank Agarwal.

Adding a humorous touch, Mayank chipped in with a witty reply: 'Kanoon ke haath, Spidey! @RishabhPant17'.

When asked which opponent he likes to play against, Pant replied: 'Australia in Australia.'

Pant revealed that he would have loved to play with Virender Sehwag, while declaring that 'Reverse scoop six against a fast bowler!' as among his favourite shots.

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