Rishabh Pant is a freak of nature. Talk about a batter with a sore knee, batting in the 90s, and then dares to hit Tim Southee for a slow sweep for a 107 m six. Yes, this freak of nature is India’s destructive batter, Rishabh Pant. And then with that massive hit, Rishabh Pant raced towards his century, but then eventually fell short by 1 run.
All the players were shell-shocked with that abomination of a hit. KL Rahul at the nonstriker’s end, had a sly smile on his face, as he very well knows the hard-hitting style of his fellow batter. But the most surprised were the New Zealand fielders who were left bewildered by the sheer audacity of Pant to play such a shot.
Rishabh Pant unleashes carnage
India needed a mega recovery innings and the top order delivery in style after the first innings flop show. Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan stitched a mega partnership. Coming to bat early on Day 4, the southpaw unleashed his carnage on the Kiwi bowlers.
Pant hammered 9 fours and 5 sixes to race to his 99-run knock from just 105 balls. However, out of his 5 sixes, his last six remains the best of the lot. A full pitched delivery from Tim Southee saw Pant go down no his knees and go for a slog sweep shot.
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