Rishabh Pant shares picture after getting vaccinated
Rishabh Pant has become the latest Indian cricketer to get vaccinated, with the wicketkeeper-batsman taking the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The 23-year-old made the announcement on social media, sharing a picture of himself getting the jab.
Wearing sunglasses, a half-sleeved, crew cut t-shirt and ripped jeans, Rishabh Pant took the jab at a vaccination center on Thursday afternoon. Pant also urged others to step up and get the vaccine. He wrote that getting the vaccine will help everyone in their fight against COVID-19.
Several of India’s first-team regulars took their first jab ahead of the England tour. The likes of Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Pant will be administered the second dose in the UK, where the Test team will play the World Test Championship final against New Zealand. This will be followed by a five-match Test series against England.
Rishabh Pant stepped up COVID-19 relief efforts after IPL 2021
Following the suspension of IPL 2021, Rishabh Pant took the time out to contribute to COVID-19 relief efforts. The wicket-keeper admitted the second wave of the pandemic has impacted him deeply, as he emphasized the importance of working together to get out of the crisis.
Roorkee-born Rishabh Pant donated an undisclosed amount to the Hemkunt Foundation to procure oxygen cylinders with beds and COVID-19 relief kits.
In a statement on his Twitter handle, Pant, who plays for Delhi in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the IPL, admitted the second wave of the pandemic had impacted him deeply, as he emphasized the importance of working together to emerge from the crisis.
The swashbuckling cricketer will soon join up with the rest of the Indian squad in Mumbai as they gear up for the World Test Championship final. The wicketkeeper-batsman will have a huge role to play in the encounter, which begins on June 18, and Rishabh Pant will look to replicate the success he has enjoyed in red-ball cricket over the past few months.