India wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant is commonly an animated determine behind the stumps, and he was at his enthusiastic finest towards Bangladesh within the second Test at Kanpur. In reality, Pant got here up with one other hilarious piece of recommendation for India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, as India tried to dismiss well-set Bangladesh batter Mominul Haque. With Mominul coming low and trying to sweep Ashwin on each ball, Pant urged that Ashwin can entice Mominul leg-before-wicket (LBW) even by hitting his helmet. “Helmet se ek LBW le sakta hai bhai (You can get him out LBW with his helmet),” stated Pant to Ashwin from behind the stumps.
With Mominul standing at a top of barely 5’3″, him coming down to sweep would cause even his head to come near the line of the stumps. This prompted Pant to lend his spontaneous advice to Ashwin.
Rishabh Pant when Mominul was batting:
“Helmet se ek LBW le sakta hain bhai tu (you can take LBW from his helmet)”. pic.twitter.com/ghPBaJIbiw
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 30, 2024
However, Mominul ended up surviving each Indian bowler, en path to a unbelievable thirteenth Test hundred and his first on Indian soil. He remained not out on 107, as Bangladesh had been bowled out for 233.
On the opposite hand, Ashwin picked up the wickets of Najmul Hossain Shanto and Shakib Al Hasan, to finish with figures of two/45 in 15 overs.
India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test Day 4: As it occurred
Three wickets by Jasprit Bumrah on Day 4 helped India bowl out Bangladesh for 233. In response, India openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and captain Rohit Sharma gave them a flying begin, guiding them to the fastest-ever staff fifty in Test cricket historical past.
Rohit and Jaiswal helped India attain fifty in simply three overs.
While Rohit obtained out quickly after, Jaiswal continued the momentum alongside Shubman Gill. India reached the 100-run mark in 10.1 overs, additionally the quickest to that rating in Test historical past, beating their very own document from 2023, once they achieved 100 in simply 12.2 overs towards West Indies.
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