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IND vs SA LIVE: Now Wasim Jaffer SLAMS Rishabh Pan’t captaincy, ‘he panics when the match gets tight’

IND vs SA LIVE: Now Wasim Jaffer SLAMS Rishabh Pan’t captaincy, ‘he panics when the match gets tight’

IND vs SA LIVE: Now Wasim Jaffer SLAMS Rishabh Pan’t captaincy, ‘he panics when match gets tight’
IND vs SA Live: IND vs SA 3rd T20I Live – After Zaheer Khan, Sunil Gavaskar, now Wasim Jaffer has slammed Rishabh Pant’s captaincy. The southpaw came under the scanner after India lost two matches on the bounce against South Africa. India are now in a do-or-die situation when they will lock horns in the […]

IND vs SA Live: IND vs SA 3rd T20I Live – After Zaheer Khan, Sunil Gavaskar, now Wasim Jaffer has slammed Rishabh Pant’s captaincy. The southpaw came under the scanner after India lost two matches on the bounce against South Africa. India are now in a do-or-die situation when they will lock horns in the third T20I against the visitors. On both the losses, India dominated on major parts of the game, only to falter in the end. Jaffer feels Pant panics when the match gets tight. Follow IND vs SA Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.

“Yes, we have seen that thing, even in the IPL. Somewhere down the line, I think, the more he leads, the better he will become. But currently, at this stage, I think that when the match becomes tight, he panics a little bit,” Jaffer told ESPNCricinfo during an interview.

After India’s 4-wicket loss in the 2nd T20 in Cuttack, former greats called for big changes to stop a 0-7 losing streak against South Africa.

IND vs SA LIVE: Now Wasim Jaffer SLAMS Rishabh Pan’t captaincy, ‘he panics when the match gets tight’

IND vs SA Live: Why Jaffer has slammed Rishabh Pant’s captaincy

  • Rishabh Pant’s utilization of spinners were questioned by Zaheer and Gavaskar. He didn’t use Yuzvendra Chahal’s four overs in 1st T20I
  • In the 2nd T20I, the southpaw underutilized Axar Patel as he bowled only one over.
  • The DC skipper also was slammed by Graeme Smith for bringing Dinesh Karthik after Axar Patel
  • Pant’s game analysis was also questioned when he deployed Axar and Chahal against Henrich Klassen, who is a super player of spin
  • On both occasions, the southpaw failed to close out games and Jaffer feels the youngster panics

IND vs SA LIVE: Now Wasim Jaffer SLAMS Rishabh Pan’t captaincy, ‘he panics when the match gets tight’

IND vs SA Live: Series in line for India as action shifts to Vizag

India are under the pump as they have lost two matches in a five-match T20 series. From here, the Pant-led side need to win three games to win a T20 series against South Africa. The hosts are likely to make a few changes in the lineup for the do-or-die fixture.

IND vs SA LIVE: Now Wasim Jaffer SLAMS Rishabh Pan’t captaincy, ‘he panics when the match gets tight’

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