Sourav Ganguly dazzled by Rishabh Pant's 'brilliant' knock vs CSK: 'You will remember this innings for lifetime'

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Sourav Ganguly also gave Rishabh Pant a standing ovation after the DC captain scored his first IPL fifty since 2022...

Delhi captain Rishabh Pant announced his return to world cricket on Sunday evening as he led from the front with his first IPL fifty since his comeback from a horror car crash..

Playing in Visakhapatnam, the adopted home ground for the Capitals this season due to the upcoming general elections, Pant scored 51 off 32 as Delhi beat Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs to claim their first win in IPL 2024..

Ganguly, who is also the director of cricket of the Delhi franchise, did not just give a standing ovation when Pant lifted the bat to celebrate his fifty, but also took to social media to pen a heartwarming message for the India star..

He tweeted: Well played Rishabh pant @RishabhPant17 .. u will remember this innings for a life time .. u have played many brilliant ones and will play even better ones but this story will remain with u always @ParthJindal11 @bcci..

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