Rishabh Pant completely flopped in the Guwahati Test. In the first innings, Pant was dismissed by an irresponsible shot. He was sent to the pavilion by Jansen. Now, in the second innings, Pant was trapped by Simon Harmer’s spin and sent back to the pavilion. This time, he tried to defend Harmer’s length delivery, but the ball hit the handle of the bat and went towards slip, where Markram took a simple catch, sending the Indian captain back to the pavilion.
Poor shots and same result
Pant could have left this ball, but once again, his lack of technique against spin exposed him. Pant was unable to play well against either spinners or fast bowlers. In the first innings, Pant tried to attack Marco Jansen and came out of his crease, but the South African pacer quickly adjusted his length and cleverly pulled back.
Pant then attempted a powerful slap shot, but instead of hitting the middle of the bat, the ball edged the ball and was caught by the wicketkeeper. Pant managed only 7 runs in the first innings and 13 in the second. Pant’s inability to score big on big occasions continues to be a setback for the Indian team. Especially at home, his inability to score big is a major headache for the Indian team.
In the second Test being played in Guwahati, South Africa batted first and scored 489 runs. After that, when Team India came out to bat, they got off to a good start, but then wickets started falling continuously. When KL Rahul was dismissed as the first wicket, the team’s score was 65 runs, but by the time the score reached 119, India had lost six wickets. This gives an idea of the kind of batting the Indian team has done.
In the first innings, Rishabh Pant came in to bat at number five. Pant had only scored seven runs off eight balls when a Marco Jansen delivery took the outside edge of his bat and went straight into the wicketkeeper’s gloves. South Africa appealed, and the umpire declared him out. Rishabh Pant immediately took the DRS.