It’s a tough job keeping Rishabh Pant out of the game. If you’re not drawing comparisons to Adam Gilchrist with his offensive hitting style in test cricket, you’re busy rooting for the Indian bowlers so much from behind stumps that he upset Australia starter Matthew Wade in Boxing’s test match. Day.
Irritated by Pant’s constant chattering behind the stumps, Wade tried to prank the Indian goalkeeper not once, but three times on the third day in Melbourne.
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“You are 25 kilos overweight. Are you 20 kilos, 25 or 30 kilos overweight? Wade was heard saying, he was picked up by the stump mic.
Pant, however, did not reply to Wade once. Before the start of the fourth day, Pant explained his version of the jokes with Wade and explained why he did not respond when the Australian southpaw mimicked his laugh and tried to give it a try during the post-lunch session.
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“I enjoy every part of it. I think he (Matthew Wade) was looking for jokes so he could focus more, but I didn’t give him that, ”Pant told official broadcasters.
The Indian goalkeeper is not far from his assumptions. Wade is a character who always likes to be on top of things. When India was mowing down the grounds and putting a lot of pressure on Australia’s batting, it wasn’t a surprise that Wade went out to get pranks on Pant.
Ravindra Jadeja fired Wade for 40 by catching him in the leg earlier when India took control of the Boxing Day Test.
Pant, who participated in the first test as India preferred Wriddhiman Saha as the gate keeper, said he has been practicing well in the nets.
“(The preparation) has been good, I have been practicing and training well, said Pant.
When asked about how he copes with the bounce on Australian slopes while maintaining the windows, Pant said the key is giving himself space.
“I have been adjusting to the rebound. Sometimes I spread my left leg to adjust to the rebound. The key is to give yourself more space because his ball (Ashwin and Jadeja’s) bounces a little more sometimes. “
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