The last that the 28-year-old Rishabh Pant was seen actively playing for India in any format was in the test match that was recently played against Afghanistan in the month of June. This was a one off test match but an important one for the left hander in that one simply hadn’t seen in action in any of the white ball formats for the country. As a matter of fact, the last one day and T20 international appearance for the flamboyant and attacking left hander happened in the second half of 2024 for India.
But rather importantly, the soon-to-be 29 year left hander has done something quite impressive that tends to put forth the notion that he’s very much active and contributing to the cause of India, even as that may not immediately be with the matters of the bat of that of the gloves.
So the big question, therefore, is what is it that Pant has done that he’s stormed to major cricketing headlines in different parts of the country at the moment?
Well, we’ve got it covered for you!
Look nowhere else! As it turns out, Rishabh Pant filed his income tax returns just recently and the figure connected with that is rather striking. So any idea what we are talking about here?
The Delhi batter with Uttarakhand origins filed his income tax returns worth INR 23 cr. Yes, you read that rightly. Where it comes to the financial year 2025-26, then it turns out that Rishabh Pant field an income tax return worth INR 23.84 crore, to speak in precise terms. If that is not some whopping amount, then one wonders what is?
Setting a fine example
And in so doing, the famous left handed batter known for 157 international appearances for India as on date has become the highest tax paying individual or person where it comes to the sport’s industry in the mountainous region of the nation.
Where it comes to cricketers, we often tend to forget that behind the famous names and the highly adoring personalities are common citizens of the country who do have a responsibility towards the nation. By that accord, Pant’s recent act is a highly responsible one and it shows that cricketers can indeed be fine role models who do deserve the respect that is accorded to them from different parts. What do you reckon?
