Currently, Team India is locking horns with Bangladesh in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. After winning the toss, skipper Rohit Sharma decided to bowl first. However, Bangladesh batsmen started off strong and created an atmosphere of concern for India. Both the teams made no changes in their respective squads.
Bangladesh scored 54 runs without losing a single wicket in the first power play. India had success in the sixth over, but a mistake by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant was costly. In the sixth over, Rohit handed the ball over to spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Rishabh stumped on the third ball of the over, sending Liton Das back.
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However, the third umpire caught Rishabh’s mistake and the Bangladesh batsman got his life. Pant caught the ball in front of the stump, and the third umpire was dismissed by Litton Das for no-ball. Chahal had tossed the ball up and Das had skipped down the track to go aerial but failed to make a contact and Pant whipped the bails off. In the seventh over, Rohit also dropped the catch of the same batsman off the bowling of Washington Sundar.
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Here is the video of the same:
Pant's mistake…!! pic.twitter.com/IcW608vMO6
— Cricket Videos (@CricketVideos15) November 7, 2019
Here is how Twitter reacted to the same:
Boy oh boy…it gets worse for @RishabhPant17
Gets his gloves in front of the stumps and costs India dearly.
LIVE: https://t.co/SC1222nfIT #INDvBAN #INDvsBAN #TeamIndia @BCBtigers pic.twitter.com/6YfYuhhxDP
— 🏏FlashScore Cricket Commentators🏏 (@FlashCric) November 7, 2019
@BCBtigers Liton Das, who was stumped, gets a lifeline as the upmire declares it a no-ball because @RishabhPant17 caught hold of the ball ahead of the stumps.#IndvsBan pic.twitter.com/eCX7UvD3wP
— Bhartendu Sharma (@Bhartendulkar) November 7, 2019
#RishabhPant
Such an idiot😶😶How in the world can he mess up that stumping 😡
People comparing him to Dhoni😂#INDvsBAN
— Sanket Ostwal (@sanket_ostwal) November 7, 2019
Difference between Ms Dhoni and Rishabh pant#INDvBAN #IndvsBan pic.twitter.com/LzneonlG0O
— Tusharboy (@Tusharboy9) November 7, 2019
Ms Dhoni After Watching Rishabh Pant's Performance#INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/iGR3ClH2aN
— Prashant (@prashant_7_) November 7, 2019
#askstar @StarSportsIndia
Looking the level of wicketkeeping of Rishabh Pant, do you think he's ready to fill MS Dhoni's shoes?— Sumedh Dubey (@sumedh_dubey) November 7, 2019
MS Dhoni after watching Rishabh Pant's wicket keeping#IndvsBan pic.twitter.com/zCZsNdcGEk
— Right Arm Over (@RightArmOver_) November 7, 2019
#AskStar why BCCI ignore MS dhoni ? & Why only give chance to rishabh pant,,there is sanju samson also @StarSportsIndia
— Pushpak Shelar (@shelar_pushpak) November 7, 2019
When he came on the field, Rohit set a record as he has now become the first Indian men’s cricketer to play 100 T20Is. But Rohit ranks second in the world. Shoaib Malik of Pakistan leads the list with 111 matches. Malik (111), Rohit Sharma (100), Shahid Afridi (99), MS Dhoni (98) and Ross Taylor (93) are among the top five players who have played the most Twenty20 matches. Rohit also broke Suresh Raina’s record.
