Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is often a lively figure behind the stumps, and he was at his enthusiastic best against Bangladesh in the second Test in Kanpur. Pant even came up with another hilarious piece of advice for Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as India tried to dismiss well-placed Bengal batsman Mominul Haque. With Mominul getting low and Ashwin looking to sweep every ball, Pant suggested that Ashwin can catch Mominul leg-before-wicket (LBW) even by hitting his helmet. “Helmet to search LBW le sakta hai bhai (You can take him out with his helmet),” Pant told Ashwin from behind the stumps.
While Mominul stood at a height of barely six feet, coming down to sweep would make even his head come close to the line of the stumps. This prompted Pant to give his spontaneous advice to Ashwin.
Rishabh Pant when Mominul was batting:
“Helm se ek LBW le sakta hain bhai tu (You can take LBW out of his helmet)”. pic.twitter.com/ghPBaJIbiw
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 30, 2024
However, Mominul ultimately outlasted every Indian bowler on his way to a fantastic 13th Test hundred and his first on Indian soil. He remained not out on 107 as Bangladesh were bowled out for 233.
At the other end, Ashwin took the wickets of Najmul Hossain Shanto and Shakib Al Hasan, to finish with figures of 2/45 in 15 overs.
India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test Day 4: As it happened
Three wickets from 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 start and guided them to the fastest ever team fifty in the history of Test cricket.
Rohit and Jaiswal helped India reach fifty in just three overs.
While Rohit got out soon after, Jaiswal continued the momentum alongside Shubman Gill. India reached the 100-run mark in 10.1 overs, also the fastest to that score in Test history, beating their own record set in 2023, when they reached 100 in just 12.2 overs against the West Indies.
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