ishabh Pant came under heavy criticism from Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday after his dismissal to Scott Boland in the fourth Test against Australia. India had hoped for a solid partnership between Pant and Ravindra Jadeja on Day 3, but Pant's departure proved costly. Seamer Scott Boland, who taken 3-49, removed the aggressive Pant for 28 off 37 balls before off-spinner Nathan Lyon accounted for Jadeja for 17.
Pant, batting at the time, was hit in the naval area when attempting a shot off Boland, who had come around the wicket. While he appeared to be in some discomfort, Pant failed to recognize that Australian captain Pat Cummins had stationed fielders at deep fine-leg and deep third man to cover both the conventional and reverse lap shots. On the very next delivery, Pant tried the same shot again, but the extra bounce caused him to top-edge the ball to third man, where he was caught easily.
The dismissal left Gavaskar furious, who reacted by saying, “Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!” He went on to accuse Pant of "throwing away" his wicket at a critical moment for India. "You've got two fielders there, and you still go for that shot," Gavaskar said. "You missed the previous one, and now you’re caught at deep third man.
That’s throwing away your wicket, especially in the situation India was in. You have to understand the context of the game. You can't say it’s your natural game—sorry, that was a stupid shot.
He’s letting his team down badly. He should not be going into that I.
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