Rishabh Pant was the top performer for Team India in the Test series opener against England at Headingley in Leeds, but unfortunately, he ended up on the losing side.
The Indian wicketkeeper-batsman, who is also the Test vice-captain, took the responsibility to steer his team to a huge score in both innings by playing brilliant knocks.
In the first innings, he returned with the score of 134 runs off 178 balls, including 12 fours and 6 sixes, and in the second innings, he amassed 118 runs off 140 balls, with 15 fours and 3 sixes.
Shubman Gill highlights Rishabh Pant's keeping blunder
In an interaction with Michael Atherton after the match, Shubman Gill was asked about spinner Ravindra Jadeja's bowling on Day 5, and the Indian skipper took a moment to take a sly dig at Rishabh Pant.
"He bowled brilliantly, I think he did produce some chances for us, a few pop-ups that Rishabh (Pant) didn't take.
Gautam Gambhir downplays Pant's heroics
Meanwhile, speaking to the media after the match, India head coach Gautam Gambhir seemingly downplayed Pant's heroics during a heated chat with a journalist.
"Talking about a bit of positive. How was it to witness that knock around Rishabh Pant and of course being the vice captain, being one of the leaders in this group, how he has taken that responsibility, that role?" the journalist asked the India head coach.
"But then again, there are great positives. We had a five [wickets] from Jasprit Bumrah [in the first innings] as well," he further said.
First Captain Gill calls out only Pant for dropped chances. Now Coach Gambhir has no praise for someone who scored 250+ and kept for 183 overs. Funny how others efforts are praised, but only Rishabh’s mistakes are highlighted pic.twitter.com/B7hC6RaSLU
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