Andrew McDonald On Rishabh Pant: By the end of the third day of Sydney Test, India’s score is 141 runs for 6 wickets. Indian team’s lead has reached 145 runs. Actually, Indian batsmen once again disappointed in the second innings, but wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant played a brilliant innings. Rishabh Pant scored 61 runs in 33 balls. He hit 6 fours and 4 sixes in his innings. After this stormy innings, Rishabh Pant is continuously making headlines. Now Australia’s head coach Andrew McDonald has given his reaction on Rishabh Pant’s batting.
What did Australia’s head coach Andrew McDonald say?
Andrew McDonald said that we were surprised by the way Rishabh Pant batted in the first innings, it was not Rishabh Pant’s natural style. After the third day’s play, he said that we were not unaware of the way Rishabh Pant batted in the second innings, but we were definitely surprised by the style of the wicketkeeper batsman in the first innings. This player has the ability to quickly put the opposing bowlers under pressure with his batting. A glimpse of this was seen in the second innings. Rishabh Pant batted brilliantly against the Australian bowlers.
It is noteworthy that after the end of the third day of Sydney Test, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar returned not out. Earlier in the first innings, the Indian team was limited to 185 runs. In response to which Australia scored 181 runs in the first innings. In this way the Indian team got a lead of 4 runs. After this, the score of the Indian team which came to bat till the end of the third day’s play is 141 runs for 6 wickets. India’s lead has reached 145 runs. Well, Indian fans hope that Jadeja and Sundar will definitely be able to make a good partnership on the fifth day.
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