Rishabh Pant drop catches today: The Indian wicket-keeper had a horrid time behind the wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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During the first day of the third Test of the ongoing India’s tour of Australia in Sydney, India wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant gave a couple of reprieves to debutant Australia batsman Will Pucovski.
It all happened first on the last delivery of the 22nd over when India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin beat Pucovski in drift and loop to induce the outside edge. In what was a pretty straightforward catch, Pant’s hard hands made it difficult for him to affect the dismissal.
On the last delivery of the 25th over, Pant erred again to hand another chance to Pucovski with India pacer Mohammed Siraj missing out on his second wicket today.
Facing a well-directed short ball from Siraj, Pucovski’s attempt to play a pull shot saw him gloving the ball. Having lobbed it behind Pant, the wicket-keeper turned behind to grab a catch.
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Having missed the catch in the first attempt, Pant eventually tried to catch the ball on the second attempt. In what wasn’t the most cleanest of catches, on-field umpires referring the decision to the third umpire didn’t reap fruits for the visitors.
In the absence of a conclusive evidence, third-umpire Bruce Oxenford ruled the decision in Pucovski’s favour stating that Pant’s fingers weren’t underneath the ball when the catch was attempted.
Pant, 23, has been often criticized for his below par wicket-keeping and the aforementioned dual miss is highly likely to find him at the receiving end of more criticism.
Rishabh Pant drop catches today
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