Fans on Twitter lashed out at Indian wicket keeper batsman Rishabh Pant for his other failure in the T20Is. They expressed their disappointment with his shot selection and said that team should replace him, especially with Sanju Samson on the bench.
Rishabh Pant manages 11 runs in 5 balls in the third T20I against New Zealand
Indian keeper batter Rishabh Pant has come under the firing line once again after his poor run of form in the T20Is. The southpaw bagged another failure as he registered just 11 runs in the third T20I against New Zealand.
Pant was allowed to open the innings in the ongoing series against New Zealand. But he failed to grab the spot as he bagged failures in both matches. He looked scratchy in the second game and managed just 6 runs from 13 balls.
In the third game, Pant showed great intent but his shot selection was again something that let him down. He looked good for his 11 runs but he went for wild heroic that saw him back in the hut for a low total.
Pant charged down and tried to hit an uppercut on a short ball by Tim Southee. He miscued it in front of the third man and Ish Sodhi took a brilliant catch to dismiss him and leave India tumbling at 21/2.
Notably, there have been a lot of discussions going around Pant’s place in the T20Is. Many have raised calls to drop him as he has been underperforming in this format. It remains to be seen if the Indian team continues with him in the shortest format of the game or not.
Fans on Twitter react as Rishabh Pant bags another failure in the T20Is
As Rishabh Pant bags another failure in the T20Is, fans on Twitter lashed out at him. They criticised him for his shot selection and said that team should look for other options. Here are some of the reactions:
Rishabh Pant dismissed for 11 from 5 balls.
Advertisement— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 22, 2022
exciting to see rishabh pant filling the shoes of senior player like kl rahul comfortably
— vishal dayama (@VishalDayama) November 22, 2022
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Rishabh Pant literally threw his wicket away, cant keep wasting opportunities while Sanju Samson is on the bench. Unacceptable 👎
Advertisement— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) November 22, 2022
I wonder what kind of player Rishabh Pant wants to be in T20!cricket. Especially, as an opener. If he wants to slog at the top, he will sell his rare skills short.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 22, 2022
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Won't supporting corrupt BCCI until Fraud player like Rishabh Pant is playing and many talented players are sitting outside.#RishabhPant #INDvsNZ #sackpant pic.twitter.com/tN9I1JvJ09
Advertisement— Temba Bavuma 🇮🇳 (@Uboss333) November 22, 2022
Sanju Samson fans watching Rishabh Pant, flat pitch bully Shreyas Iyer & Ishan Kishan getting selected ahead of him in T20 despite countless opportunities & failures!#NZvsIND #RishabhPant #SanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/W4bRzmUkT1
— Vishal Verma (@VishalVerma_9) November 22, 2022
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Sanju Samson T20I debut in 2015 – Played only 16 matches
AdvertisementRishabh Pant T20I debut in 2017 – Played 65 matches#SanjuSamson
— Raju Jangid (@imRJangid) November 22, 2022
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rishabh pant when he has already faced 3 deliveries and hasn’t hit a lapodi shot to get out pic.twitter.com/sx9VqhwGDf
Advertisement— Arun Lol (@dhaikilokatweet) November 22, 2022
Rishabh Pant in T20Is:
66 – Matches
56 – Inns
987 – Runs
22.43 – Average
126.37 – Strike-rate
65* – HS
3 – 50sAdvertisement— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) November 22, 2022
Shame on @BCCI
Backing a Test batsman in T20I 😡😡 WOW !!
Failed 100 times still playing for India 😡😡.#SanjuSamson#RishabhPant#INDVSNZ#NZvsIND pic.twitter.com/FrrIAO4o9W
Advertisement— Dhriti banerjee (@dhriti908) November 22, 2022
RIshabh Pant is doing injustice to his talent, should really not be playing T20I cricket at this stage. Needs to have a great IPL under his belt to regain confidence. #NZvIND
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) November 22, 2022
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Rishabh Pant as a opener in t20i
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27(14)
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9(11)
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Already 66 matches for This fraud Lunt.
Sanju is waiting……— 🅻︎🅾︎🆁︎🅳︎🅶︎🅾︎🅳︎🦁👑 (@LordGod188) November 20, 2022
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Rishabh Pant As Soon as He Comes To Bat pic.twitter.com/Hp5QlK3lPs
Advertisement— Pulkit🇮🇳❤️ (@pulkit5Dx) November 22, 2022
Still waiting when'll Sanju Samson play for Team India in T20Is inspite of the Rishabh Pant 💔#SanjuSamson #RishabhPant#NZvINDonPrime #INDvNZ #NZvsIND pic.twitter.com/r2OURNGeGN
— Ashutosh Srivastava 🇮🇳 (@kingashu_786) November 22, 2022
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Team management Putting Sanju Samson in Bench by avoiding his current form scoring consistent runs and giving continues free games to their pet Rishabh Pant without contributing anything this shows their insecurity becoz Sanju can be future T20I Captain. #SanjuSamson #BCCI pic.twitter.com/B9sBhqCSA6
Advertisement— Roshmi 🏏 (@CricGalRoshmi) November 22, 2022
Happy T20 Retirement Rishabh Pant pic.twitter.com/Lcig0VVqUZ
— AVI.29 🇮🇳 (@CricketLover015) November 22, 2022
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Everyone waiting when'll Sanju Samson get chance inspite of Rishabh Pant 💔#SanjuSamson #RishabhPant #INDvNZ #NZvsIND pic.twitter.com/kQPEmHyvxp
Advertisement— Ashutosh Srivastava (@kingashu1008) November 22, 2022
When will the Rishabh Pant fascination take a break in T20Is?
— Lalith Kalidas (@lal__kal) November 20, 2022
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