Cape Town: Way too happy
Rishabh Pant Batting in India’s second innings, the bowling coach of the teams
Paras Mhambre Said on Thursday that the stumper-batsman got runs when the team needed him the most.
Pant scored an unbeaten century in tough conditions in the face of some unfavorable bowling by the home bowlers. Thanks to Pant’s fearless attitude, India set the Proteas a target of 212 runs.
“It was a great innings that really got us back in the game. From a personal point of view, there is pressure on him (Pant), obviously not getting runs in a couple of innings but scoring runs at a crucial stage for the team, It’s important,” Mahmbre said after the end of the third day’s play.
Pant faced criticism for his poor shot selection in his previous innings but played a brilliant knock on Thursday.
“And it really set up the game (up) well for us and I think he was really happy with the way he played. It wasn’t an easy wicket to bat on, but (he) got a lot of character there.” Shown, really pleased.” Mhambre said.
the coach was happy Pant Responded to the situation in the best possible way as he did not play any hasty shots and focused on building partnerships.
“At that time, you ideally wanted a partnership and you have someone like Virat (Kohli) at the other end, you wanted to have a good partnership, which was going on.
“At that level, as a batsman, you sometimes have to take a back seat and assess the conditions and say what’s right at that level. In terms of how the game progresses, and for that matter In that he (Pant) batted very well.”
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In Pics: South Africa eye win despite Pant’s century for India in third Test
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Rishabh Pant scored a thrilling century for India and took a crucial catch to break South Africa’s progress in the chase of 212 on the third day of the third Test at Newlands on Thursday. (BCCI photo)
South Africa were 111 runs short of winning the match at 101 for two and the series was tied at 1-1. Pant scored an unbeaten 100 off 139 balls, which included six fours and four sixes, but found minimal support from his teammates as India were bowled out for 198. (Reuters photo)
South Africa captain Dean Elgar, star of a similar chase in the second Test in Johannesburg, looked ready to see the day in partnership with Keegan Pietersen but fell on a diving leg-side catch by Pant off Jasprit Bumrah. In the last over of the day. He got out for 30. (AFP photo)
South Africa’s top scorer Pietersen remained unbeaten on 48 after scoring 72 in the first innings. (Reuters Photo)
Pant, batting with an unconventional flair, edged out the partners in a poor Indian batting performance, but was able to score his fourth Test century before the last wicket fell. Pant and captain Kohli shared a 94-run stand for the fifth wicket, after which India lost two wickets at 57 for two in the first two overs of the day. (AFP photo)
Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored an unusually 29 runs, batting for over three hours and facing 143 balls, but the next highest contribution to the total was 28 extras. (Reuters Photo)
Searching for left-arm fast bowling, Marco Jensen took four for 36 – his third four-wicket haul in three Tests – and Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi took three wickets each. (AFP photo)
Ngidi got a significant breakthrough when he got Kohli caught at second slip soon after lunch. He then exposed the Indian tail by dismissing Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul Thakur one after the other. (AFP photo)
Out-of-form South African opener Aiden Markram scored 16 runs, all from boundaries but was then caught sharply by KL Rahul at third slip. After surviving an exceptional drive flying between third slip and gully, Markram repeated the shot on the next ball and was dismissed for 23. (AFP photo)
India seemed to have had a significant breakthrough when Elgar was given a leg before Ashwin was dismissed. He was on 22 and a total of 60 runs. Elgar demanded a review of the decision by umpire Marais Erasmus. It looked like an optimistic challenge but the ball tracking technique showed that the ball was going over the stumps. Kohli and his team seemed amazed at the result and Kohli shouted into the stump microphone at the end of the over. (Reuters Photo)
Mhambrey said that Pant felt that after the captain’s dismissal, Pant took the role of leader at the crease.
“Once you lost Virat, he had to play the lead role and do what he did and then partner with the tail batsmen. He batted very intelligently, giving us a great chance to win a Test from here. met.”
Mhambrey was hopeful that the conditions would give his pacers a fair fight and they just needed to hit the right length.
“It’s not an easy wicket, I think there’s a little weird bounce on a patch that’s built up, but it’s not going to be an easy wicket.
The bowling coach signed off, “We still know that even today in the later stages, some balls would kick, hit the glove, hit the chest. Keep it simple, hit the right areas and be patient about it.” Keep it.”