India’s star batsman and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant was seen apologising to pacer Mohammed Siraj on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Siraj had a fantastic spell in the first session after India scored 376 in the first innings.
On the second day of play, Siraj was bowling his second over and on the fifth ball, the Hyderabad-based bowler swung at left-hander Zakir Hasan as the ball ended up hitting his pads from above the wicket. The moment the ball hit the batsman’s pad, Siraj was seen celebrating as he appealed for a dismissal for LBW.
But then, on-field umpire Rod Tucker did not seem interested in the appeal and ruled it not out. Indian team captain Rohit Sharma spoke to Rishabh Pant, who was standing behind the stumps, about whether he should resort to DRS (Decision Review System). After a while, Pant felt that the ball might go down the leg side.
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“There is no height but the ball will crash into the leg (There is no height but the ball will crash into the leg),” Pant said into the off-stump microphone.
Hence, Rohit Sharma decided not to call for the penalty. But then, the ball tracking showed that the ball hit the leg stump, leaving the right-arm spinner disappointed. After watching the replay on the big screen, Pant was seen apologising to Siraj.
India’s starting XI against Bangladesh
Bangladesh (Starting XI): Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana.
India (starting XI): Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj.
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