Till the time Rishabh Pant was out in the middle, it was looking as if it was a limited-overs fixture and not a Test match. Pant looked set for a hundred but a rush of blood ended his innings at 91. Reacting on Pant’s counter-attacking innings, former England opener Mark Butcher said Pant is a sort of player people pay to watch. The former England opener, however, questioned Pant’s decision to take so many risks when India were under a lot of pressure at 73 for four. Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara forged the only century-plus partnership of the innings but India still finished the day 321 behind.

Source: Hindustan Times February 07, 2021 16:48 UTC