HIGHLIGHTS
- Rishabh Pant played an explosive inning of 149 carries on just 111 balls
- Former England captain Michael Vaughan also praised Pant for his entertaining shot
- Vaughan, however, has been criticized for his conditional appreciation
Pant’s lightning rounds at a hit rate of over 131 guest reactions from all corners, not just India and England. For some England fans it was the thing they feared the most, ‘Pant using Bazball against them’ while Indian fans, who have seen Gabba, Ahmedabad and The Oval are aware of that phase where when he kicks in, it becomes unstoppable.
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This is great viewing.. @RishabhPant17 does a Jonny B… #ENGvIND undefined
— ANI (@ANI) Jul 1, 2022
Fans, however, couldn’t help but notice that Bairstow only started playing like this under Bazball in the last three Tests against New Zealand, while Pant has done so since 2018. This is Pant’s 5th Test ton and whether it’s his rounds against Australia in Sydney and Brisbane last year or against the England in Ahmedabad, the 24-year-old has been battling like this in testing for quite some time and is more often than not successful.
Correcting Vaughan, many fans said it was not Bairstow but Pant who was doing what he was doing and the England batter might have pulled a leaf from his book.
@MichaelVaughan @RishabhPant17 He does no Jonny Bairstow! Jonny will even sweat at the thought of the reverse… t.co/nfDFTm4O7t
— ANI (@ANI) Jul 1, 2022
@MichaelVaughan @RishabhPant17 pants doing this from 2-3 yrs jonny did it in 1 set and flat deck. today’s pitch…t.co/RjIIkWB9Rx
— ANI (@ANI) Jul 1, 2022
@MichaelVaughan Pant has been doing it since 2018 as Jonny from the last series. I know you are biased, but at least educate yourself 🙂 undefined
— ANI (@ANI) Jul 1, 2022
@MichaelVaughan @RishabhPant17 A better description would be-Jonny B performed as Rishabh last week…..Rishabh was do… t.co/gCdjJW3HhS
— ANI (@ANI) Jul 1, 2022
Pant broke several records with his shot as he laid the platform for India setting a big first innings tally and with three wickets still remaining and a Ravindra Jadeja set in the middle, the visitors will be hoping to secure as many runs they can in the first session to increase the pressure on the hosts.
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