Sunil Gavaskar has revealed his decision to criticise Rishabh Pant for his dismissal.© X (Twitter)
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has opened up on his viral rant criticising wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant after the latter’s dismissal on Day 3 of the 4th Test in Melbourne. On Saturday, Pant went across and attempted to scoop Scott Boland to fine leg, only to get a big leading edge for Nathan Lyon to complete a simple catch at deep third man. Gavaskar, who was on commentary duty for ABC Sport, lost his cool at Pant, saying that the wicketkeeper let the team down by throwing his wicket away when India needed him the most.
Just a day after a video of him cricising Pant had gone viral on social media, Gavaskar has now clarified his remarks. The legendary batter said he is extremely passionate about Indian cricket, even though he retired from cricket more than three decades back.
“Honestly, this game has made me. Indian cricket has made me. So when I see somebody as talented as Rishabh Pant play that shot ….and I had no problems with the first shot he played. The reason why I got upset was the ego took over for the next ball. I’ve just been hit in the midriff attempting a similar shot. I’m gonna show the bowler who’s the boss. Test cricket i
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