Rishabh Pant’s sledging in the first Test isn’t liked by Sunil Gavaskar; Twitter reacts

One of the stand-out things that happened at the Adelaide Oval was Rishabh Pant’s continuous chirping behind the wickets.

The young wicket-keeper continuously kept attacking the Australians with verbal barrage and it was heard clearly when the commentary from the television broadcasters was switched off.

Fox Cricket let Pant’s commentary behind the stumps tale centre-stage during an over bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins. Pant, who continuously kept on talking for the whole over urged Cummins to go for the big shots and unintendedly perhaps aimed one or two digs at the bowler as well.

Here’s the video:

Stump mic on ?
It’s cricket like never before, no commentary in the whole over ? #AUSvIND #foxcricket pic.twitter.com/8R2nwVMa9W

— Fox Cricket (@FoxCricket) December 10, 2018

‘Let’s see some sixes, come on Patty!’

The highlight of the first Test: @RishabPant777‘s vocals behind the stumps https://t.co/LtFNtpZKQs #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/RTjB33qsnv

— Telegraph Sport (@telegraph_sport) December 10, 2018

Although the verbal volleys that Pant came up with were interesting and witty, it didn’t go down too well with former India legend Sunil Gavaskar, who during the post-lunch session said that it wasn’t alright to say anything to the opposition, adding that it could be done in case of one’s own teammates.

He said, ‘say anything you want to your teammates, not to the opposition,’ besides adding that it wasn’t the best of ideas to aim verbal digs at a fast bowler ahead of a Test match in Perth.

But Twitter seemed to like what Pant did.

Pant giving some simple life lessons from behind the stumps.#AUSvIND

— Suneer (@suneerchowdhary) December 10, 2018

“Not easy to hit sixes here, you know it Pat”!! Pant to Cummins ? #AusvInd

— Monica (@monicas004) December 10, 2018

Rishabh Pant has intelligently Sledged his own teammates twice in the match ?

1) ” Not everyone is Pujara here ”

2) ” C’mon Pat, not putting bad balls away. C’mon Pat “#AUSvIND

— Saurabh (@imsgshinde) December 10, 2018

Pant to Cummins in last over ?

C’mon Pat. Hit some sixes

Pat. Hit some sixes, not easy to survive

Someone is not seeing the ball

C’mon Ash. Not putting bad balls away. Difficult to survive Pat

Damn the way he says all this. Laughed so much ? #AUSvIND #INDvAUS

— Saurabh (@imsgshinde) December 10, 2018

Big fan of Rishabh Pant sledging his own bowlers.#AUSvIND ?????

— Guerilla Cricket (@guerillacricket) December 10, 2018

*Ashwin bowling*

Pant’s brain:
Don’t say it
Don’t say it
Don’t say it
Don’t say it
Don’t say it
Don’t say it
Don’t say it
Don’t say it
Don’t say it

Pant: Come on Ash, come on Ash, Ash come on, Ash……#INDvAUS

— Akki (@CrickPotato1) December 10, 2018

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