India resumed their innings at 164/5 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, December 28. India relied on Rishabh Pant to stabilize the innings in the morning session. However, Pant made a poor decision attempting to take on Scott Boland, resulting in his dismissal and leaving India in deeper trouble.
Pant had attempted the same shot earlier but was hit on his body and fell to the ground. The southpaw has struggled with form on the current tour and is yet to score more than 30 runs in any innings. Captain Rohit Sharma defended Pant, stating it was unfair to judge him based on just three Tests matches.
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Stupid, Stupid, Stupid! You've Got Two Fielders There - Sunil Gavaskar
"Stupid, Stupid, STUPID! You've got two fielders there, and you still go for that. You missed the previous shot, and look where you've been caught. That is throwing away your wicket," Gavaskar said during commentary on ABC Sport.
Pat Cummins Knew He Had the Field Right There - Kerry O’Keeffe
Former cricketer Kerry O’Keeffe and Australian Women’s captain Alyssa Healy praised Pat Cummins for his tactical captaincy leading up to Pant’s dismissal. Healy added that the shot was risky with those field placements, despite Pant not intending for the ball to go to Nathan Lyon.
“Obviously Rishabh didn’t mean the ball to go to Nathan Lyon, but with two out on the leg side it’s a risky shot,” Healy explained.
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