At the age of 12, Pant would travel with his mother to Delhi during the weekends to train with Tarak Sinha at the Sonnet Cricket Academy.

[9] On 1 February 2016, during the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Pant hit an 18-ball fifty against Nepal, the fastest at this level.

[14][15] On 8 November 2016, Pant scored the fastest century in the Ranji Trophy, from just 48 balls,[16] in Delhi's match against Jharkhand.

[19] Pant was purchased by the Delhi Daredevils ahead of the 2016 Indian Premier League on the same day he scored a century for India U-19 team in the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, guiding them into the semi-finals.

[21] Playing his third game of the season, Pant made 69 runs off 40 balls to help Delhi secure an eight-wicket victory over Gujarat Lions.

[27] His score of 128 also comprised 68.4% of the teams total, making it the 2nd highest percentage of runs by an individual batsmen in an IPL match.

Lucknow Super Giants bought Pant for record 27 Crores in the auction making him the most expensive player in history of IPL.

[41][42] The following month, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies.

[47][48] Following the World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Pant as the rising star of the squad.

[54] However, ordinary performances from the left-hander and the emergence of KL Rahul as a wicket-keeping option[55] meant that Pant slipped down the pecking order.

[67] With 97 overs to survive on the last day, he played a counter-attacking knock of 97 runs off just 118 balls, also putting up a 148-run partnership with Cheteshwar Pujara.

[70] India had many first-choice players unavailable due to injury,[71][72][73] and were the underdogs going into the match played in The Gabba where Australia had not been defeated since 1988.

[74] Pant put in a match-winning performance on day five, as India chased down a target of 328 in the fourth innings,[75] scoring an unbeaten 89.

[75] In September 2021, Pant was named in India's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

[78] In May 2022, Pant was named as the vice-captain of the Indian team for the South Africa tour of India 2022 series.

[79] In July 2022, in the final match of India's tour of England, Pant recorded his maiden century in ODI cricket scoring 125 runs and remaining not out.

[80] In April 2024, Pant was added to India's squad for the T20 World Cup in June, marking his maiden comeback to international cricket following his horror car crash in late 2022.

[87][88] The MRI scans of his brain and spine indicated they were normal but he was advised to undergo plastic surgery for his facial injuries, lacerations and abrasions.

[89] Pant was reportedly driving his Mercedes SUV car from New Delhi to Roorkee (hometown) and was the only person inside the vehicle, according to eye-witnesses.