Rishabh Pant run-out vs New Zealand: Watch Indian wicket-keeper batsman involved in massive miscommunication with Ajinkya Rahane

Rishabh Pant run-out vs New Zealand: The Indian wicket-keeper batsman was at the wrong end of miscommunication with his vice-captain.

During the second day of the first Test of the ongoing India’s tour of New Zealand in Wellington, India wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant was involved in a massive miscommunication with vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane which led to his dismissal.

It all happened on the second delivery of the 59th over when Rahane played a Tim Southee delivery towards point. Rahane, who was interested in a single from the word go, started to run despite non-striker Pant seeming uninterested.

With Pant being the right person to call for the run, Rahane dominating the call invited drastic chaos in the middle which resulted in Pant needing to sacrifice his wicket for Rahane.

Having watched Rahane almost reaching the non-striker’s end, Pant started to run towards the striker’s end to complete the improbable task of completing the run. Despite some confusion with respect to the throw from point fielder Ajaz Patel, Pant was nowhere in the frame to complete the run.

Resuming batting from 10* in the morning, Pant ended up scoring 19 (53) with the help of one four and one six. After New Zealand captain Kane Williamson put India in to bat first yesterday, his bowlers justified his decision by bundling out the visitors for 165 in 68.1 overs.

Having scored 46 (138) with the help of five fours, Rahane top-scored for his team. With bowling figures of 16-3-39-4, debutant New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson was the pick of their bowlers.

Rishabh Pant run-out vs New Zealand

Poor rishabh pant. #nzvind Rishabh Pant pic.twitter.com/0VyjUuUl2g

— Shubham (@Shubham22605990) February 22, 2020

How Twitterati reacted:

So looks like Pant’s run out is the first time Ajinkya Rahane has involved in a run out dismissal in his Test career of 63 Test matches! @MazherArshad #NZvInd https://t.co/qgHarxWLvH

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) February 21, 2020

#RishabhPant run out disappointing, there was a single in it, but Pant said no from the start, #AjinkyaRahane kept going & left him for dead. When one partner says no you don’t run. Game changing moment. #INDvsNZTestCricket #INDvsNZ #NZvsIND #Cricket #ICC #TeamIndia #BCCI

— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) February 22, 2020

– Had to sit in the bench for 1 month without a single game.
– Starts really well.
– Only to sacrifice his wicket for Rahane in run out😔#NZvIND @BCCI #RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/sWvTQltmWK

— Shikha Rai🇮🇳 (@Shikharai07) February 22, 2020

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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