Pant was out trying to play the reverse-sweep, a shot that led to his downfall against Afghanistan in the previous game.
Antigua: Rishabh Pant was well-set against Bangladesh in the ongoing T20 WC 2024 Super 8 clash on Saturday, but that is when he played a loose shot to throw his wicket away. Minutes later, a video surfaced on social space which shows Virat Kohli having a long chat with Pant. It seemed that Kohli was miffed with Pant’s dismissal. Pant was out trying to play the reverse-sweep, a shot that led to his downfall against Afghanistan in the previous game. He was caught at short-third. Here is the controversial clip that is now going viral on social space.
Bhiya miss ho gya ni to ye v chakka tha #ViratKohli | #INDvsBAN pic.twitter.com/Wp7GYp4JVp
— रोबिन (@Robin_superman) June 22, 2024
“We wanted to bat and that’s what we got. Looks like a good wicket and depends on how much the sun is beating down and making the pitch slow. Important to assess the conditions quickly. We are playing the same team. Important to stay in the present and not worry about other things,” Rohit Sharma at the toss after being asked to bat.
Teams:
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
At the time of filing the copy, India was at a good position at 148 for four in 16.3 overs. Hardik Pandya has just joined Shivam Dube in the middle.