The young Indian wicket-keeper batsman, Rishabh Pant revealed that a ball was thrown at the Indian fast bowler, Mohammed Siraj from the spectator stands on Day 1 of the third Test against England. TV cameras showed a visibly agitated Indian skipper, Virat Kohli asking Siraj, who was standing at the boundary at that time, to throw the object out on Wednesday. When asked about it at the end of the day’s play, Pant revealed the reality behind the incident.
During the post-day press conference, Rishabh Pant said, “I think, somebody (from the crowd) threw a ball at Siraj, so he (Kohli) was upset. You can say whatever you want, chant, but don’t throw things at fielders. It is not good for cricket, I guess.”
The 27-year-old Siraj, who played a crucial role in the team’s win in the second Test at Lord’s, was also targeted earlier this year when the Australian crowd in Sydney abused him which led to the eviction of a few people from the crowd and a brief stoppage in play.
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Earlier this year n Australia, Mohammed Siraj complained to the umpires that he was being abused by a section of the Australian supporters. A similar incident occurred during the Lord’s Test, the Indian skipper was visibly agitated after a few champagne bottle corks were thrown by some people near the boundary gallery towards KL Rahul.
As far as the third Test match is concerned, the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first at Headingley in Leeds. Indian batsmen never really looked comfortable while facing the English seamers against the England seamers as the visitors lost wickets at regular intervals and eventually got bundled it for 78 in the first innings.
James Anderson was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts as he scalped the first three wickets while his teammate Craig Overton also took three wickets to his name. Ollie Robinson and Sam Curran took two wickets each. On the other hand, Indian bowlers looked completely off-color and they didn’t manage to take a single wicket on Day 1 with England standing tall at 120/0.
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Rory Burns and his new opening partner, Haseeb Hameed played cautiously with the latter playing a brilliant knock of 60 with the help of 11 boundaries. Burns also complimented him very well as he amassed 52 with the help of 5 fours and a six. The opening duo braved against all odds and put on a 120-run partnership.
