It was after Rishabh Pant’s tremendous innings against England during the Day 4 of the 1st Test that according to Ravi Shastri can defy logic, but it can be supported by a very sharp brain in cricket logic too. Pant, who got off to a shaky start on the day, had a chat with himself and then got into the groove and went hammering on the England bowlers. Talking to Sky Sports, Shastri explained that Pant understand when to attack back. The former Indian coach stated that Pant’s technique can be inconsistent at times, and he could have scored many more centuries in Tests if he had managed to convert some of his scores in the nineties.
Ravi Shastri’s Statement
“People say Pant’s batting defies logic but there is an element of a sharp cricket brain behind it. He knows when to counterattack.”
“It comes off on some occasions and on others it doesn’t, but if he had converted some of those seven dismissals in the 90s he would have had a double-digit number of Test hundreds,” said Shastri.
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“Pant has taken the game forward. He has given India a headache in terms of when should the declare and how many runs to they get.”
“There is plenty of food for thought but India will be very happy after a technical masterpiece from Rahul and the flamboyance and exuberance that you can’t imagine from Pant,” said Shastri.
Highlights Of Day 4 Of England Vs India 1st Test
England were tight on 21/0 at Stumps on Day 4 of the first Test match at Headingley in Leeds after India had reduced them to a target of 371 in pursuit of the Bragging Rights in the five match series. Opening Zak Crawley, who cheaply lost his wicket earlier in the first innings, and Ben Duckett were in the unbeaten 12 and 9 respectively. Not long ago, India had experienced another late collapse during their second innings when they were bowled out by England to 364 during the last period. At some point, India had 333/4 and within 37 runs India lost half a dozen wickets. Previously, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul scored scintillating centuries putting up a 195-run partnership. After his 134 runs in the first innings, Pant became the first ever Asian wicket-keeper batter to hit two hundred in one Test.
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