The Rishabh Pant-led Indian side levelled the 5-match T20 series against South Africa on Friday. Despite losing the first two matches, the hosts have been successful to take the series to the 5th game. Captain Rishabh Pant has impressed everyone with the way he stuck with the same XI throughout the series despite the initial losses. However, the series hasn’t been fruitful for Pant on a personal level as hasn’t been successful with the bat
Pant, apparently has not been in the best of his form in the recent past. He has had a pretty ordinary IPL season this year with not a single fifty in the entire tournament. In the ongoing series against South Africa, Pant has managed to score just 57 runs in four matches at an average of 14.25. A series of low scores for the keeper-batter has led to him getting trolled on social media. Some even feel that his World Cup spot is in danger.
KRK openly criticizes Rishabh Pant for his batting
The keeper-batsman has been criticized on social media for not showing responsibility during crunch situations in the recent matches. Some cricket experts have speculated that Pant is actually losing his ICC T20 World Cup race to Dinesh Karthik. Karthik, after having a great IPL season has made a great comeback to the Indian side and played crucial knocks for the team in the ongoing series.
A Bollywood actor meanwhile has come up with a controversial tweet related to the current Indian Captain. Bollywood actor and critic Kamal Rashid Khan (KRK) has questioned Rishabh Pant’s selection to the Indian Team. KRK questioned how can a player like Pant be a part of a national team, given that he falls onto the pitch after every other ball.
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KRK is known for his controversial tweets, not just regarding cricketers but celebrities from all over the country, let it be Bollywood actors or TV celebs. More often than not, it is observed that the posts such arguable statements as publicity stunts. However, this is the first time KRK has come up with a tweet pointing out Rishabh Pant.
I really can’t understand that how Rishabh Pant can be a member of international cricket team? Jo player har Ball Par, Pitch Par Lot Jata Ho, woh accha player Kaise Ho Sakta hai?
— KRK (@kamaalrkhan) June 17, 2022
