New Delhi. Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh was unable to understand for some time why the fans were so thrilled after his unbeaten 89-run inning against Australia at the Gabba in 2021 until Rohit Sharma told him that his innings It wasn’t just another match-winning effort in a historic Test. The second-string Indian team, which was without Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and three main bowlers, defeated Australia by three wickets at a venue which was considered the host team’s stronghold.
Pant said on ‘Star Sports’ program ‘Star Nahi Far’, “Sometimes, there are performances like this which you remember for the rest of your life and for me the Gaba Test is one of them. At that time I didn’t realize how important it was. Rohit bhai was there and he told me, ‘You don’t know what you have done. I asked ‘What have I done?’ My goal was only to win the match. Rohit Bhai said, ‘You will understand later what you have done.’
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Pant further said, “Whenever I hear people talking about the Gabba match, I understand what they meant and how important it was. When you go to Australia, you have to work more on dealing with bounce and short balls because the wickets are different and the environment is also different. They don’t want you to win which makes it even more fun. There can be no better feeling than going to Australia and defeating them at home.
Pant played a career-best inning of 159 runs in the Sydney Test during the 2018-19 series in Australia. This 27-year-old player had won the respect and appreciation of the fans and the opposing team by playing innings of 97 runs in Sydney and 89 not out in Brisbane in the 2021 series.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 16, 2024, 3:58 PM IST