'Please help me buy land': Rishabh Pant makes unusual appeal to Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami, for representing India originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.KEY TAKEAWAYS:India star RishabhPant asks Uttarakhand CM on X for help buying land there.Cricketer wants to shift base from Delhi to his native state.Request follows his status as the state's top individual taxpayer.Rishabh Pant asks Uttarakhand CM for help buying landIndia's star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant took an unconventional route early Saturday morning, writing on X to appeal to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for assistance in securing land within the state, with plans to relocate his base away from Delhi.Pant is currently in Sri Lanka with the Indian squad for the ongoing two-Test series, but that did not stop him from tagging Dhami in a detailed social media post.The 28-year-old explained that despite spending the last three years searching for suitable land in Uttarakhand, he had been unable to find a property meeting his needs.Pant hails from Roorkee in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district, where his cricketing journey began before he relocated to Delhi to pursue the sport professionally.MORE:Gill injury scare: India captain injures thumb ahead of warm-up TestIn his post addressed to the Chief Minister, Pant described the difficulty of trying to relocate from Delhi to Uttarakhand, noting his love for the state and frustration at not finding anything substantial enough to settle into.Pant wrote: "@pushkardhamihello sir hows you ??? Its been a long time for me, especially being local from Uttarakhand. I have been trying to buy land to shift my base from Delhi to Uttarakhand, and I couldnt find anything facilitating and big to live here. I love my Uttarakhand."My humble request to us is please help me in land acquisition cause nowadays it had become nitemare with clarity and even other land is dew which was I supposedly get when I was promoting the state before keeping everything in side I wanna move back to my native place to help and built around Uttrakhand and I want to shif back to my Pahadi people please look into this matter its been 3 years didnt get any land awaiting your answer@pushkardhamisir."@pushkardhami hello sir hows you ??? Its a long time for me especially being local from Uttrakhand . I have been trying to buy land to shift my base from Delhi to Uttrakhand and I couldnt find anything facilitating and big to live here I love my Uttrakhand. My humble request Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) August 7, 2026Pantclarifies he wants to purchase, not receive free landPant followed up his initial message with a clarification that he wasn't seeking land as a gift, but rather wanted the opportunity to purchase it directly from the government at standard applicable rates.He added: "A gift would be lovey for representation out states at the highest level internationally stages but if you allow me I wanna buy it from Government and on there rates at least I can have my first house built in my own state and our state please be helpful. Seriously didnt know how to do it ."MORE:India vs Sri Lanka: How to get free match tickets for 1st Test in Galle BCCI/Creimas This public appeal comes shortly after Pant was recognised as Uttarakhand's highest individual taxpayer for the 2025-26 financial year, having reportedly contributed 23.84 crore in income tax.The announcement was made by the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Uttarakhand, during an Income Tax Day event held on July 24. This marks the second consecutive year Pant has topped the state's individual taxpayer list.According to figures reported by ABP Live, his tax contribution more than doubled compared to the previous financial year, when he had paid approximately 10.5 crore in advance tax.MORE:India vs Bangladesh series: Exploring why the proposed white ball tour is yet to be clearedPant's gesture humanises a national starThere's something refreshing about a cricketer of Pant's stature choosing public transparency over private lobbying to resolve a personal matter.Given his substantial tax contributions to the state, his frustration over unresolved land allocation feels understandable rather than entitled, especially since he explicitly clarified he wants to pay market rates rather than receive any special favour.This kind of public appeal also highlights the issue of bureaucratic delays affecting common people. Whether or not this leads to swift government action, it remains to be seen.For all the latest cricket news, opinion, and commentary and to share your voice, head to ourFacebook,Instagram,andX (Twitter)pages.