Team India star batsman Rishabh Pant celebrates his 25th birthday today. The left-arm wicketkeeper batter has had a tough time of late, with Dinesh Karthik being preferred ahead of him, during the ongoing India vs South Africa series.
Keeping that in mind, former India opener Wasim Jaffer wished Pant in a hilarious manner. Know for his habit of sharing witty memes on social media, Jaffer posted a picture including both Pant and Team India skipper Rohit Sharma.
In the photo, Rohit can be seen asking Pant what he wants as a gift on his birthday. The southpaw then responds by asking for a chance to bat, but the hilarious expression from Rohit in the meme is simply unmissable.
Former India pacer Munaf Patel also took notice of Jaffer’s meme and commented ‘ultimate’.
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The youngster was India’s leading wicketkeeper ahead of Karthik until Asia Cup but in subsequent games, DK has been preferred by Rohit.
Happy Birthday @RishabhPant17 #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/Oecuj9ABNV
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) October 4, 2022
As a consequence, Pant has been benched, and he would love to get a game tonight in Indore as India have already won the series as they lead by 2-0.
Elsewhere, Karthik himself took to social media to wish his fellow wicketkeeper buddy.
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Sharing a picture of himself alongside Pant, DK wrote, “Happy birthday to my keeper buddy @RishabhPant17. Have a good one!”
Happy birthday to my keeper buddy @RishabhPant17.
Have a good one! pic.twitter.com/RXfRkvaMX4
— DK (@DineshKarthik) October 4, 2022
The Men in Blue beat South Africa by 16 runs in the second T20I in Guwahati to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series and they will be eyeing a clean sweep in Indore’s Holkar Stadium.
