Gautam Gambhir Slams Rishabh Pant’s Dismissal Method Against Pakistan. “Your Strength Is Not Reverse Sweeping,” Gautam Gambhir Slams Rishabh Pant’s Dismissal Method Against Pakistan Asia Cup 2022.
Rishabh Pant’s white-ball struggles continue to haunt him, as he failed to impress with the bat yet again on Sunday. In India’s five-wicket loss to Pakistan in the Super 4 match of the ongoing Asia Cup on Sunday, the southpaw scored 14 runs off 12 balls. Pant attempted a reverse sweep off Shadab Khan, but his execution failed, resulting in an easy catch for Asif Ali at a critical juncture in the game. The wicketkeeper-batter was chastised for his dismissal method, and former international cricketers such as Gautam Gambhir and Wasim Akram were also critical of his shot selection at such an early stage of the game.
“Today (Sunday), Rishabh Pant must be disappointed because that (reverse-sweep) is not his shot. His shot will most likely be to hit over long-on or deep mid-wicket. When you get out there, you can handle it because that is your strength. Your power is not sweeping in the opposite direction “After the game, Gambhir spoke to Star Sports.
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In the meantime, former Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram agreed with Gambhir.
“Gauti (Gautam Gambhir) in particular at that point in the game. There was no reason to take that shot. I’m aware he uses that shot in Test cricket. I know he’s one of the best players in the world… but at this point in the game, that shot wasn’t necessary “said Pakistan’s great.
When Pant was bowled on a reverse sweep, India’s scoring rate was over nine, but his dismissal gave Pakistan an advantage in the game.
India scored 181 runs off 44 balls, led by Virat Kohli’s 60 off 44. In response, Pakistan won by 5 wickets on the penultimate ball, thanks to Mohammad Rizwan’s 71 off 51 and Mohammad Nawaz’s 42 off 20.
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