“Bhaiya, mujhe achha laga tha ki maine India ko match jita diya, bas,” Pant nonchalantly recalls the innings, on a Zoom call with me, and adds, “As an individual, I try to keep myself grounded, because that is now a thing of the past. I focus on living in the present.” At the time of our conversation, he had safely returned to his family in Delhi following the suspension of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL).
Very humbly, after stumps on that day too, Pant had attributed pulling off the avant-garde stroke, in part, to luck. Pant’s brand of cricket represents Gen Z’s general attitude towards success — against the traditional ideas of stability and personal accomplishment, this generation sometimes defines success in much easier ways, like maybe just coming home to your dog. All of 23, Pant’s thought process is equally uncomplicated.
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