India's legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar reacted to wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant's exceptional knock on the second day of the fifth and final Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Rishabh Pant's blitz knock helped India post 141/6 on the board in their second innings on Saturday, extending their lead to 145 runs against Australia on Day 2 of the fifth Border-Gavaskar Test. Earlier in the day, Australia was bowled out for 181, giving India a slender lead.
At lunch on Day 2 of the fifth and final Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy between Australia and India on Saturday, opener and right-hand batter Rohit Sharma revealed the reason behind missing out on the last match of the series.
The world of cricket was left in a state of shock when Jasprit Bumrah came out at the time of the toss, confirming Rohit's absence from the playing XI. At the time of the toss, the stand-in skipper confirmed that Rohit opted out.
Pant sustained blows on his body while Jadeja dealt with caution throughout their valiant 48-run stand. Pant went against his nature and relied on his defensive technique to steer India to a respectable total.
India's top-order had yet another horror show day at Sydney, throwing away their wickets to poor shots. A 48-run stand between Pant and Ravindra Jadeja helped India cross the 100-run mark. Pant's well-fought knock of 40 in 98 balls, with three fours and a six was a high point of the innings.
India had another disappointing day as a batting unit on day one of the Sydney Test as top-order batters once again threw away their wickets to rash shots. While Scott Boland (4/31) troubled India, Rishabh put up a fight with 40 in 98 balls, with three fours and a six. During his knock, Pant
During the last ball of the day one's play, the ball touched the outside edge of Khawaja's bat and went into KL Rahul's hands at slips. Khawaja was back in the hut for just two runs in 10 balls.
The Australian bowling attack displayed a stunning performance at the Sydney Test on Day 01's second session and put pressure on the Indian batting lineup on Friday.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday was asked about a few players getting dismissed in the same manner at the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, to which the 43-year-old said that every individual knows in which area they need to work.
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke feels Rishabh Pant would have regretted the shot that led to his dismissal in the second innings of the Boxing Day Test more.