A glorious and lucrative future awaits for India's new star Rishabh Pant

Now the world's highest-ranked wicketkeeper-batsman, Pant has shown he's one to deliver

At a sit-down with Rishabh Pant at his south Delhi home two years ago, the turn of phrase he often he used was: “Express yourself”. It came across as one of those vague, annoying catchlines batsmen routinely employ — rich in jargon and hollow in meaning. But watching Pant now makes you realise he genuinely swears by it: No matter what the game situation, he finds ways to “express himself”, sometimes through stark belligerence, other times by way of sheer persistence. Against Australia at the Gabba, Pant did a bit of both, initially blunting the opposition bowling attack, before launching