What did Rishabh Pant do (Photo-PTI)
IND VS SA: In the first two days of the Guwahati Test match, that form of Rishabh Pant was seen which hardly many fans would know about. Pant, who was captaining in this match, was seen scolding his players a lot. Especially these players looked unhappy with Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sundar. Pant even said that he has made a joke of Test cricket. But on the third day of the game, Pant did something which made it seem as if the Indian captain himself had made fun of Test cricket. Pant did something in the first innings of the Guwahati Test which left everyone from former captain Anil Kumble to Dale Steyn extremely disappointed.
What did Rishabh Pant do?
After the injury of Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant was given the command of Team India with great confidence, but looking at what this player did in the first innings, it does not seem that it was the right decision. Pant scored 7 runs in the first innings, one six came off his bat. But the way this player lost his wicket was really shocking. Pant tried to play a blind shot by moving forward on Marco Jansson’s ball and the ball ended up in the gloves of wicketkeeper Verne. Anil Kumble could not control himself after seeing Pant getting out on such a shot, he strongly criticized this player.
Anil Kumble said, ‘The way the Indian batsmen batted is disappointing. This pitch is still good for batting. According to Dale Steyn, Rishabh Pant’s brain could not work on this ball. Let us tell you that not only was Rishabh Pant out, he also spoiled the review of the team. The ball was hit very fast by this player’s bat, yet Pant took the review and he was declared out.
Indian batsmen’s technique exposed
On the Guwahati pitch where South Africa scored 489 runs, Team India being bundled out for just 201 runs raises questions on its technique. After the end of the second day’s play, Kuldeep Yadav had said that this pitch is like a road, on which the ball is not turning. Despite this, batsmen like Jurel, Pant and Jadeja could not cross the double figures on this pitch. Only one batsman could score a half-century here.