'That was rubbish' - Twitter slams Rishabh Pant for throwing his wicket away at The Oval

Rishabh Pant and his approach towards Test cricket has been talked about enough in the ongoing series between India and England. Earlier, the issue was him getting out poking at the deliveries outside the off-stump but what happened on Day 1 of the ongoing fourth Test left many frustrated. The debate about the left-hander throwing his wicket away when his team needs the most has opened up yet again.

India were reeling at 117/6 when Ajinkya Rahane got out for yet another low score and by then, Rishabh Pant had played a few deliveries showing better resilience than before. However, in the final session, right from the word go, he looked fidgety and unsettled. He stepped out to thump Craig Overton through extra cover for four in the first over after Tea and one felt he was going to attack.

But there seemed to be no clarity in his mind as in the next over, he ran down the pitch to Chris Woakes. The bowler was smart who was expecting this from Pant who was dropped earlier in the over and delivered a slower one. England had set it up pushing the mid-on fielder back and Rishabh Pant just played the atrocious shot only for the ball to land in his hand.

Poor series for Rishabh Pant so far

Rishabh Pant started the five-match Test series against England with decent scores and one would’ve hoped for him to improve his scores. He registered scores of 25, 37 and 22 in the three innings and seemed to be in good touch. But in his last three innings, the left-hander has certainly looked lost. 2, 1 and 9 are his last three scores and clearly, a lot will be said about the way he got out in the first innings of the Oval Test.

Some of the former cricketers who have more often backed Rishabh Pant to play his way also were not happy with the poor shot he played to get out. The fans, needless to say, were disappointed and they slammed the batsman for the way he threw his wicket away.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

That’s just the way I play !!!!!!!!!!! Sorry but that was rubbish …. but England have bowled very very well today …. #ENGvIND

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) September 2, 2021

Every time India picks Rishab Pant into Team XI then it becomes Team X. #RishabhPant #freewicket

— The Cricketist (@dCricketist) September 2, 2021

Stupidity at its best from Rishab pant.

— iAm Manas (@ManasBorah10) September 2, 2021

Pant disappointes me everytime.

— Vaibhav yadav (@yadav_bandhu_3) September 2, 2021

Fraud pant ko nhi khelana chaia ab

— El Profesor (@IamSRKxFanboyy) September 2, 2021

Agree. Pant is batting like a poor man's Afridi.

— હિતાર્થ (@Hitarth1987) September 2, 2021

Pant still seems to be dining out on his performances down under. Huge disappointment so far this series #ENGvIND #bbcccricket

— Mark Cohen (@markdhcohen) September 2, 2021

False shot percentage of pant in this series?

— Cricket lover (@Cricket18_17) September 2, 2021

Lord thakur >>>> half pant

— Nayan Baro 🇮🇳 (@NayanBa98300820) September 2, 2021

somebody said Pant is left handed Saha who can’t keep

— Anu (@exhaustednd) September 2, 2021

Lord shardul showing pant how to bat

— flick and lbw (@FlickAndLBW) September 2, 2021

Can't blame him, can we?
Thats typical Pant😶😶

— Vivek Sonawane (@VIVEC49) September 2, 2021

Fraud pant😂😭🤣

— TEAM SHARDUL 001 🤡 (@PatilAj45) September 2, 2021

So Pant is young and his performance can be ignored, right?

— Mr. Critic 2️⃣.0️⃣🎭 (@ChiragA45) September 2, 2021

Pant is batting like, he hasn’t batted before

— barath_buddy (@Barathan2306) September 2, 2021