For now, I remember Rishabh Pant saying ‘first ball mere stomach mein laga, toh thoda sa gussa aa gaya mereko ( I was hit in the stomach by...
For now, I remember Rishabh Pant saying ‘first ball mere stomach mein laga, toh thoda sa gussa aa gaya mereko (I was hit in the stomach by the first ball [[of the last over of the day] and that made me a little angry)’ and then slamming 22 runs in the five balls left in the day’s play to get to his century in the tour game.
For now, I remember Rishabh Pant dropping catches behind the wickets during the Test series and then smiling sheepishly… knowing he had messed up; knowing he could do better.
For now, I remember reading about his words in the nets while testing his fitness on the day after being hit on the elbow during the Sydney Test, telling himself, “Chal tujhe kuch nahi hua hai (come on, nothing’s happened to you).”
For now, I remember Rishabh Pant being dropped twice on his way to a magnificent 97 off 118 balls on day five in Sydney.
For now, I remember Rishabh Pant singing the Hindi version of ‘Spiderman, Spiderman’ that was caught on the stump mic and all of us chuckling at the non-stop entertainment he provides.
For now, I remember Rishabh Pant pleading for the strangest of DRS reviews and Rohit Sharma finding it hilarious standing at slips.
For now, I remember Matthew...