Rishabh Pant revealed that Rohit Sharma humorously signalled his teammates to score quickly before declaring during India’s dominant third day against Bangladesh in the first Test.
On the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India held a commanding lead of over 300 runs. Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill were approaching their respective centuries, and captain Rohit Sharma humorously gave an indirect message to his teammates during the lunch break.
Pant and Gill were both in their 80s at the break, and Rohit made it clear that he planned to declare an hour after lunch, encouraging the batters to score as many runs as they could in that time. Pant revealed the conversation after the match while speaking to the broadcaster.
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“Jab lunch pe gaye the to declare karne ki baat ho rahi thi, Rohit bhai ne bola ek ghanta khelne ko dekhenge bhai jisko jitna run banana hai bana lo to mere ko ye mindset aaya ki thoda jaldi bana leta hun kya pata 150 ban jaye (At lunch, there were talks of declaration. Rohit bhai said that we would declare after an hour, so whoever wanted to score runs, should do it quickly. So I changed my mindset and started scoring fast, thinking I could even get to 150),” Pant said.
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In the post-lunch session, both Pant and Gill reached their centuries, while KL Rahul took advantage of the time at the crease, remaining unbeaten on 22 from 19 balls, hitting four boundaries. Rohit Sharma praised Pant for his impactful return to Test cricket, especially after the challenging 18 months he had endured.
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“It was just about giving him the game time. Credit to him as well, he went on to play the Duleep Trophy and prepared for this Test match, making an immediate impact,” the Indian skipper remarked.
Last Updated on September 23, 2024
