After playing for India and winning the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Rishabh Pant flew from Dubai to Mussoorie, India, to attend his sister Sakshi Pant’s wedding. For the unversed, Sakshi Pant and her now husband Ankit Choudhary have been dating for over 10 years, and they got engaged on January 6, 2024. Now over a year later, the couple tied the knot on March 12.
While the Haldi and Mehendi ceremonies of Sakshit Pant and Ankit Choudhary’s wedding festivities took place on March 11, their wedding took place on the very next day. The wedding, which was hosted at the Savoy Hotel in Mussoorie, was attended by many famous cricketers including MS Dhoni, Suresh Pant, Gautam Gambhir, Nitish Rana, Shubhman Gill, among others. Pictures of their wedding went viral on social media. However, what caught people’s attention was the striking similarity between Rishabh Pant and his sister’s husband!
Yes, you read that right! Netizens were quick to notice that cricketer Rishabh Pant looked very similar to his now brother-in-law Ankit Choudhary. Commenting on this, one user named Jufshaid Ali wrote on X, “Looks (like) cousin marriage, as his brother-in-law matches with Rishabh” while another user named Deaderine wrote, “Why does the groom look like Rishabh Pant? Got confused whether his sister is getting married or his brother?” Another user under the name the exDem and exRepub wrote, “Which one is Rishabh Pant?”
Look at their picture below.
Not much is known about Rishabh Pant’s brother-in-law Ankit Choudhary, apart from the fact that he is a London-based businessman. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant’s sister Sakshi Pant has a degree in MBA and she has a career in the National Pharmacy Association, as per reports.
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Here’s wishing the newly-wed couple Sakshi Pant and Ankit Choudhary many years of happiness and togetherness!
