Rishabh Pant Wins Hearts As He Explains Reason Behind Setting Field For Bangladesh

23.09.2024 - 05:59 sports.ndtv.com

India's swashbuckling wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant showcased once again the love he has for Test cricket. With a century against Bangladesh in Chennai, Pant soared back to his best in the whites.

But, it wasn't just his strokeplay that got everyone's attention. The wicket-keeper batter was also spotted setting the field for Bangladesh during an instance, an act that once MS Dhoni also executed on the ground.

After the completion of the match, Pant was asked about the act, and he give an incredible reason. "Firstly, I keep talking to Ajay bhai off the field.

He says that ‘the quality of cricket should keep improving'. Wherever you are playing and whoever you are playing against. I saw that there was no fielder there (mid-wicket).

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