Fans slam Rishabh Pant for getting out to a rash shot against Pakistan – Synonym of inconsistency
India Today
Asia Cup 2022, Super Four, IND vs PAK: Rishabh Pant hit two fours in his knock of 14 off 12 balls before getting out to leg-spinner Shadab Khan.
Rishabh Pant, on Sunday, September 4, looked completely out of sorts during India’s Asia Cup 2022 Super Four match against Babar Azam’s Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Pant came to bat after India lost the wicket of Suryakumar Yadav in the 10th over. Shadab Khan gave Pakistan the crucial breakthrough and looked in pretty good form. Pant, in the meantime, was in no mood to die wondering and he started playing his shots right from the outset.
He scored four runs off his first seven balls, after which he hit a four off Naseem Shah in the 13th over. He pulled a short length delivery from Naseem and collected a boundary. However, it was the only convincing shot that Pant played in his knock.
In the fourth ball of the 14th over, Pant collected a streaky boundary off Shadab. On the very next ball, Shadab picked up the important wicket of the left-handed Pant.
Pant tried to churn out an audacious reverse sweep, but failed to get any sort of timing on the ball. Asif Ali took a simple catch at the backward point region.
Pant scored 14 runs off 12 balls with the help of two fours. He was also involved in a 35-run stand with former Indian skipper Virat Kohli.
