How Did Rishabh Pant Break SA Momentum in T20 WC final?
During The Great Indian Kapil Show, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma exposed Rishabh Pant’s clever move that played a crucial role in the Indian triumph in the T20 World Cup. Let’s know How Did Rishabh Pant Break SA Momentum in T20 WC final?
In Netflix’s The Great Indian Kapil Show, Rohit Sharma said, that while he was in the middle of the field talking to the bowlers, he noticed Rishabh Pant lying down on the ground, taping his knee with the help of the physio. This pause in the game caused a delay, with the batters at the other end waiting for the match to resume. However, as soon as the match resumed, India got a breakthrough.
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“South Africa needed 30 runs off 30 balls – there was a small break, Pant used his intelligence to pause the game – he had a knee injury, so he had his knee taped which helped slow down the game – becauthe se game was fast paced, at that moment the batter want the ball to bowled quickly – we had to break the rythm, so I was setting the field & talking to bowlers, suddenly saw Pant fallen, Physiotherapist had arrived and was taping his knee & game slowed down and Klassen was waiting for the match to start again, I am not saying it’s only reason but it could be one of them – Pant sahab used his smarts & things worked out in our favour“. Rohit said in the Show.
This Incident happened during ther the T20 World Cup 2024 final, the players from both teams engaged in an intense battle. At one point, it seemed like India was at risk of losing, as the South African batters were displaying impressive form and batting aggressively.
In that particular scenario, with South Africa requiring 30 runs from 30 balls, Indian wicket-keeper and batsman Rishabh Pant cleverly faked a knee injury to disrupt the momentum of the South African batters and end the game.