MELBOURNE: India’s day began with the tantalizing prospect of a Rishabh Pant special and ended with the batter making a mockery of expectations by attempting two outrageously fancy shots against the run of play, the second of which resulted in another cheap dismissal.
Having done all the hard work and got to 28 off 37 balls, the overnight batsman, in the company of a sedate Ravindra Jadeja, seemed to be settling down for the long haul when he decided to abruptly switch gears, certainly not the need of the hour at that stage with India looking to play out time.
