WATCH: Rishabh Pant does an MS Dhoni during the second T20I

Rishabh Pant does an MS Dhoni: The Indian wicket-keeper was seen walking on the lines of his predecessor in MS Dhoni.

During the second T20I of the ongoing India’s tour of Australia at Melbourne, India wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant was seen replicating his predecessor in Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Pant’s showed signs of brilliance when he made a correct decision while deciding to go for a review or not.

It happened in the 12th over of the Indian innings when Australia wicket-keeper Ben McDermott’s attempt of sweeping a Kuldeep Yadav delivery saw him missing the ball altogether.

With the ball just missing his leg-stump, Yadav was excited regarding the ball kissing the batsman’s glove before being caught by Pant. At once, the desperate bowler seemed to have convinced captain Virat Kohli to go for the review but it was the doubt created by Pant which made Kohli decide of otherwise.

Also read: Virat Kohli argues with the umpire over not stopping the match due to rain.

Replacing Dhoni in the side, Pant made a correct call behind the wickets. Replays confirmed that the ball hadn’t touched the batsman’s glove. The Indian team would be hoping for more such wise decisions from Pant for taking DRS calls in the right way can change the course of a match these days.

After being put in to bat by India, Australia lost wickets at regular intervals to an extent that the prospects of getting bowled out were looking real. Before the players went off, Australia had scored 132-7 in 19 overs on the back of contributions from the lower order batsmen.

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Read some of the latest Twitter reactions on the match below:

Australia head into Sunday’s game with a 1-0 lead after winning the opening T20 in Brisbane on Wednesday by four runs #BenMcdermott #AUSvINDhttps://t.co/oirnfu3fRS

— Deccan Chronicle (@DeccanChronicle) November 23, 2018

Australia head into Sunday’s game with a 1-0 lead after winning the opening T20 in Brisbane on Wednesday by four runs#BenMcdermott #AUSvIND https://t.co/oQsmXuyW1q

— DC Sports (@_DCSports) November 23, 2018

WATCH: What a way to redeem himself! #KrunalPandya stuns #GlennMaxwell with a ripper of a delivery in Melbourne. #AUSvIND #Crickethttps://t.co/3MRXof7jcU

— Outlook Magazine (@Outlookindia) November 23, 2018

22 Nov, 2018: India Women’s run of 7 consecutive T20I wins came to an end.

23 Nov, 2018: India Men’s run of 7 consecutive T20I series wins comes to an end. #AUSvIND

— अनिल बेलवाल (@imAbelwal) November 23, 2018

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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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