Rishabh Pant channels inner Rohit Sharma during IND vs SA 2nd Test; blasts Kuldeep Yadav ‘are you playing at home?’

Rishabh Pant channeled his inner Rohit Sharma as the stand-in-captain blasted Kuldeep Yadav for taking long to start a over on the second day of the ongoing second Test against South Africa in Guwahati. Pant is on leadership duty after regular skipper Shubman Gill was ruled out of the Test series following a neck injury sustained during the first Test.

The Indian bowlers have been on the receiving end from the start of day two as Kyle Verreynne and Senuran Muthusamy dominated play with a 88-run stand. Amid all these, instead of showing aggression on the field, the Indian players took their own sweet time to get into their positions, which frustrated Pant, who let his feelings be known to his teammates.

With the timer running out, Pant lashed out at Kuldeep, who was unable to start his over on time. “Yaar, 30 seconds ka timer hai. Ghar pe khel rahe ho kya? Ek ball daal jaldi. (The timer is on. Are you playing at your home? Just bowl the ball quickly,” Pant was caught on stump mic as saying.

With Pant letting his emotions out, it reminded of the time when Rohit Sharma was the Indian captain. The 38-year-old, who has already quit Tests and T20Is, was known for keeping his players on their toes the entire match, be it in the longest format or in ODIs.

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