VIDEO | Rishabh Pant flaunts his fitness with a Shawn Michaels Kip Up on the ground

VIDEO | Rishabh Pant flaunts his fitness with a Shawn Michaels Kip Up on the ground

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After Virat Kohli’s insistence on fitness, the modern generation of Indian cricketers have taken it as their prime regime over skillset, and Rishabh Pant is a brilliant example of it. The Delhi cricketer today pulled off WWE star Shawn Michaels’ trademark Kip Up to flaunt his incredible fitness.

Few Indian cricketers in the old generation had been fiercely committed to a regimental work ethic and a strong fitness regime, but when Virat Kohli started stressing on the importance of being fit to continue as an all-format cricketer, everyone listened. Here is a guy who is ready to walk the talk and the fierce performance struck a chord with many Indian cricketers.

Rishabh Pant, of course, has been inspired by the skipper and that was visible on his Instagram feed. He, however, decided to showcase that on the field once and for all as he pulled off a rising handspring kip up, exactly the way American professional wrestler Shawn Michaels used to do in the wrestling ring. 

In the drinks break of the second session, Pant was lying down on the ground on his back, but suddenly he lifted his legs up and then pushed his legs upward. The inertia took the rest of his body with him upward and then he was standing straight. It requires an immense amount of energy and physical stability to pull off such a stunt. But Pant absolutely nailed it.

For reference, watch Shawn Michaels’s trademark Kip Up here

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