Mitchell Starc Ball Hits Rishabh Pant Helmet: Hardly any Indian fan will be able to forget that incident of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21, when Cheteshwar Pujara had to bear the impact of many deadly balls on his body. Now Rishabh Pant is seen doing the same thing in the Sydney Test. In fact, when Mitchell Starc came to bowl in the second session of the first day, the ball hit Pant’s helmet with force. Apart from this, a ball also hit his hand, which left a red mark.
This incident happened in the 37th over of the Indian innings. Starc bowled the second ball on short length at a speed of 144.6 km per hour. Pant was trying to avoid it, but this deadly ball coming at high speed hit Pant’s helmet. This ball hit the ear area, immediately after which the physio came to the field and inquired about Pant’s condition. At this time the game was stopped for a long time, but the good thing was that the Indian wicketkeeper batsman did not suffer any serious injury.
A scary moment 😱: Rishabh Pant’s helmet bears the brunt of a blistering blow.#MitchellStarc #RishabhPant #AUSvIND #INDvsAUS #Cricket pic.twitter.com/b2Z1ExUdvr
— Akaran.A (@Akaran_1) January 3, 2025
stark won hearts
As soon as the ball hit Rishabh Pant’s helmet, Mitchell Starc came forward and inquired about Pant’s condition. Recall that in 2014, Australia’s Phil Hughes died after being hit on the head by a ball. Therefore, whenever such an incident occurs during a match, lines of worry appear on the forehead of the Australian players. Something similar happened with Starc too, who came to inquire about Pant’s condition with a wrinkle on his forehead. Earlier, a ball from Mitchell Starc had hit Pant’s left arm. As soon as the ball hit, a red mark was formed on Pant’s bicep, as if the blood had stopped and collected at one place after being hit by the ball.
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