From Sachin Tendulkar to Amitabh Bachchan, legends hail Rishabh Pant's special knock

Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has described Rishabh Pant's brilliant 43-ball 97-run knock which helped Delhi Daredevils beat Gujarat Lions in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter, as "one of the best innings" in tournaments history. Pant, alongside Sanju Samson (61), helped his team sail to a crushing seven-wicket victory that ended Gujarat Lions' prospects of making it to the qualifiers in the ongoing edition of the IPL. 

Delhi made a mockery of a daunting looking 209, thanks to some exquisite power hitting from Pant and Samson that helped them chase down the target in just 17.3 overs here at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Thursday evening.

The Delhi Daredevils southpaw was just brutal in his 43-ball inning as he smashed 9 sixes and 6 fours. Samson was equally destructive as he struck seven sixes in his 31-ball knock. The duo added 143 off 63 for the second wicket and took the game away from the Suresh Raina led-side. 

Lavishing praise on Pant's inning, Tendulkar took to Twitter and said, "One of the best Innings I have seen in the IPL & that includes all 10 seasons. @RishabPant777."

Apart from Tendulkar, there were several other celebrities who expressed their admiration for Pant's brilliance.

Here are some of those tweets:

One of the best Innings I have seen in the IPL & that includes all 10 seasons. @RishabPant777 pic.twitter.com/SGv3YuXwJ5

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 4, 2017

Rishabh pant,Sanju Samson ...tonite wow..keep an eye on them teams ...they are special..

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) May 4, 2017

This Rishabh Pant must see the ball before the bowler has conceived it. This is special. Take care of him.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 4, 2017

Love batsman with tremendous belief in themselves which is backed by a special ability for ball hitting.Extra Special today frm Rishabh Pant

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 4, 2017

What an fbb stylish and super duper Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza powered by Vivo and Gionee mdh asli masale sach sach innings by Rishabh Pant

— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) May 4, 2017

T 2414 - UFFFFFFF !! what an innings played by #Rishabhpant .. never mind the 100 .. for us it was more than that !! pic.twitter.com/PlopB3PEcr

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 4, 2017

Crazy clean hitting! 

— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) May 4, 2017

#RishabhPant is a bona-fide star! In a season i couldn't watch a single #ipl game yet, I'm lucky I saw his 97(42). Brilliant, young man!

— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) May 4, 2017

Skipper #SureshRaina applauds that fantastic innings from Rishabh Pant. We loved it too! #GameMaariChhe #DDvGL

— The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) May 4, 2017

@RishabPant777 you Beauty what a talent this young man@DelhiDaredevils vs @TheGujaratLions

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 4, 2017

Brilliant innings from two talented young batsmen #sanjusamson & @RishabPant777 Loved their positivity,skill and fearless approach #IPL

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) May 4, 2017

Deserved a hundred @RishabPant777 fearless knock. Well played #III

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) May 4, 2017

Love watching @RishabPant777 what a talent 

— Jos Buttler (@josbuttler) May 4, 2017

@RishabPant777 take a bow, Deserved a ! Special special talent!!!! 

— Sam Billings (@sambillings) May 4, 2017

The exuberance of youth yet the calmness of veterans. What a partnership guys, Sanju Samson & @RishabPant777
Congratulations! pic.twitter.com/4GU3pHXAyA

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) May 4, 2017

Bhai @RishabPant777 - 3 run rehne de.
That knock was worth 300!
You are now officially my 2nd favourite Pant in India (after my son.)

— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) May 4, 2017

@RishabPant777 that was some serious hitting....what a chase @DelhiDaredevils #sanju Samson

— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) May 4, 2017

On 97, Pant edged a ball from Basil Thampi and he stood aghast as he missed out on a well deserved century.

This was the second-highest chase in the history of IPL and the result not only kept Delhi Daredevils in the race for a playoff spot, but it also knocked Gujarat Lions out of the tournament.

Delhi, now standing at the sixth spot with eight points from 10 games, will take on Mumbai Indians on Saturday.

(Inputs from ANI)