Rishabh Pant makes schoolboy error, Twiterrati trolls the keeper

Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant made a glaring error in ongoing T20I match between India and Bangladesh. youngster missed out a good chance to dismiss Bangladesh batsman Liton Das, after he collected ball marginally ahead of stumps, resulting in a -ball and Liton Das surviving. Adding insult to injury, Das hit free-hit for a boundary while also hitting next delivery for a four, leaving fans and Pant to rue his mistake.

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Watch Rishabh Pant's schoolboy error

India face Bangladesh in second T20I at Rajkot after losing first one in Delhi. India captain Rohit Sharma won toss and opted to bowl, putting Bangladesh into bat. Bangladeshi openers got off to good start, scoring 41 off first five overs. Leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was introduced in attack in 6th over to pick up a wicket, and he almost did, only for Pant to fluff chance.

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Rishabh Pant's glaring error gives Liton Das a reprieve

On third ball of Yuzvendra Chahal’s first over, Liton Das charged down track in an attempt to hit a big one. He was deceived by turn on leg break, giving Pant an easy chance to stump Liton Das. In his excitement, Pant collected ball marginally ahead of stumps, resulting in batsman adjudged t-out and it was called a -ball. According to MCC Laws, wicketkeeper shall remain wholly behind wicket at striker’s end from moment ball comes into play until a ball delivered by bowler touches bat of striker or passes wicket at striker’s end or striker attempts a run. In event of wicketkeeper contravening this law, umpire at striker’s end shall call and signal a -ball as soon as applicable after delivery of ball.

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Netizens troll Rishabh Pant after Error

Soon after Rishabh Pant committed error, Netizens took to Twitter to troll young wicketkeeper-batsman. #rishabpant hashtag was trending soon after his glaring error.  Twitteratis posted memes, while also comparing Pant's wicket-keeping with former India captain MS Dhoni's wicketkeeping skills. 

Rishabh Pant: Under criticism 

Rishabh Pant has been under constant criticism for his below-par performance with bat and also behind stumps. With talented wicket-keepers like Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan waiting in wings, Rishabh Pant will need to up his game if he has to be in XI. Pant has struggled to give consistent performances in limited-overs internationals for India. He has played 22 T20Is, scoring 352 runs. In 12 ODIs, Pant has scored a paltry 229 runs, failing to register a single half-century.

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