After Indian bowlers had dominated the first two sessions of the Lord's Test Day 4, the batters had the remaining job of scoring some runs at the back end and at least keeping wickets to hand India a favourable position going into Day 5.
When India kept losing wickets in the last half hour of Day 4, captain Shubman Gill's wicket was the biggest of them to fall. But what worried the fans even more was that Akash Deep came in instead of Rishabh Pant at no. 5.
KL Rahul, the only Indian batter to have shown some form, waited with bated breath for the arrival of Rishabh Pant, but Indians had another surprise up their sleeves, as in came Akash Deep.
Ravichandran Ashwin drops bold remarks on the Nightwatchman move
Whether the decision was rightly made or wrong, this could only be answered based on the outcome of the match and by the Indian management who took the call.
“I’ll tell you a story. Remember that Test match in Mirpur when India were chasing some 140 runs to win? So I was sitting and relaxing in the dressing room after bowling. It was all hot and humid. I was sitting next to the analyst and Rahul Dravid (head coach) was there a little further," Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.
"When the next wicket fell and the No. 4 batter was supposed to go in, he went inside and they had to send Axar Patel first, I guess, and then Jaydev Unadkat to go in as the nightwatchman."
Uncertainty on Rishabh Pant's arrival at Lord's
Pant will be a crucial part of the Indian second innings, as India still needs 135 runs to complete the chase in the innings. But his absence on the field and sending of Akash Deep before him has induced a doubt in the minds of Indian fans.
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