Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Rishabh Pant's two runs and two tweets spark online jokes
Rishabh Pant is a famous Indian cricketer who plays for India.
He was playing a practice match in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
He only scored two runs before he got out.
Just hours before that, he had sent two messages on the internet to the leader of Uttarakhand, a state in India.
In the messages, Pant asked for help buying land there because he wants to move back from Delhi.
He said he has been trying to buy land for three years.
The leader, Pushkar Singh Dhami, replied the next morning and called Pant the pride of Uttarakhand.
He promised that officials would contact Pant and help him follow the rules.
People on the internet found it funny that he sent two tweets and scored two runs.
Many jokes were shared about this funny coincidence.
Rishabh Pant was dismissed for 2 runs off 4 balls in a three-day practice match at NCC in Colombo, caught by Nishan Madushka off Ramesh Mendis.
Hours earlier, Pant posted two messages on X appealing to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for help buying land in the state.
Pant said he has been trying for three years to buy land to shift his base from Delhi to his native Uttarakhand.
Dhami responded that Pant is 'the pride of Uttarakhand' and that officials would contact him and provide 'all possible cooperation in accordance with the rules.'
Social media users joked about the coincidence of two midnight tweets and two runs, sharing memes about the 'arithmetic' of Pant's day.
- Who
- Rishabh Pant, India's wicketkeeper-batsman, along with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Sri Lankan fielders Nishan Madushka and Ramesh Mendis.
- What
- Pant was dismissed for 2 runs in a practice match hours after making a late-night appeal on X to the chief minister for help buying land in Uttarakhand; social media mocked the 'two tweets, two runs' coincidence.
- When
- Saturday, during an ongoing three-day practice match; Pant's tweets were posted late Friday night.
- Where
- NCC ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka; the land appeal concerns Pant's home state of Uttarakhand, India.
- Why
- Pant wants to buy land and shift his base from Delhi back to his native Uttarakhand, and the coincidence of two tweets and two runs drew online jokes.
Critics
Supporters of Pant's approach
Pant's aggressive batting
Critics
Pant threw his wicket away while counterattacking spinners, looked edgy from the start, and has not been at his fluent best for a while.
Supporters of Pant's approach
Attacking and dancing down the track is simply how Pant bats regardless of the situation or kind of game, so the dismissal reflects his natural style, not a mistake.
- Player
- Rishabh Pant
- Runs scored
- 2 off 4 balls
- Dismissal
- Caught by Nishan Madushka off Ramesh Mendis
- Match
- Three-day practice match at NCC, Colombo
- Night tweets
- 2 messages on X to CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
- Request
- Help buying land in Uttarakhand to move from Delhi
- Time spent looking
- 3 years without finding land
- Native place
- Roorkee, Haridwar district, Uttarakhand