Rishabh Pant roasted by fans for denying Jasprit Bumrah early wicket on home soil

England opener Rory Burns was reprieved by Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant on Day 1 of  India vs England 1st Test at in Chennai. southpaw dropped Burns' catch off first ball of Jasprit Bumrah's over and denied India an opportunity to make early inros in game. Pant's drop also meant that Bumrah who is playing his first Test match in India was denied his first wicket on home soil.

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It all happened in second over bowled by Bumrah. Indian pacer started off with a good length delivery that seamed in from deck. Burns tried to flick ball but ended up edging it. Pant mand to reach ball, got his gloves to it but  southpaw failed to hold onto ball, thus giving England a lifeline early on in innings.

Twitterati was livid with Pant for giving a lifeline to Burns. Several reactions poured in as fans slammed Pant for his poor wicketkeeping skills. A certain section of fans got creative as y me hysterical memes. Here's how fans reacted to Pant's drop.

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Pant has been under immense criticism t for his batting, but for his primary job as a stumper. left-hander h a tough time with gloves in recently concluded Australian tour which h led to several former cricketers and fans demanding Indian manment to let Wriddhiman Saha take gloves. However, manment and Indian captain Virat Kohli have exuded confidence in youngster and remarked that Pant will continue to be 'backed'.

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India vs England live score update

After deciding to bat first, England have me a stey start to ir innings. Openers Rory Burns and Dominic Sibley successfully mand to tackle Indian bowlers. However, just at stroke of Lunch on Day of India vs England 1st Test, a bizarre shot from Burns led to his downfall for 33. Daniel Lawrence who came to bat at .3  was sent back immediately by Bumrah for a duck as Indian picked up his first Test wicket at home.

At time of publishing this article, England's scoreboard re 126/2 after 51.4 overs. Sibley is batting on 51 while Root is unbeaten on 34. visitors would hope that pair carries on in same fashion and lays foundation for batsmen to come. On or hand, hosts will look to break partnership before England duo take control of game. 

Jasprit Bumrah career stats

 Bumrah career stats in Test cricket have been spectacular. Before playing ongoing Test, Bumrah has featured for India in 17 matches, all of m overseas. In those matches, pacer has picked 79 wickets at a brilliant aver of 21.6 to go with five five-wicket hauls.

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