The Australian cricket players named the India player, who sledges more than Virat Kohli. The matches between the arch-rivals have witnessed heated arguments. Mitchell Starc, Usman Khawaja, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins and Marnus Labuschagne agreed that Rishabh Pant sledges the most in the Indian team.
Pant also recalled his verbal slugfest with Tim Paine during the 2018 series.
“Nobody wants to do it but when you hear words from the other team, you better respond. I sledged politely when they said Big MS is here, come and play T20 cricket, babysit my kids,” Rishabh Pant said.
The southpaw was in sensational form in the two-Test series against Bangladesh. He scored a hundred in the second innings of the first contest in Chennai. Pant returned to red-ball cricket team after a long time due to his fatal car accident.
Rishabh was first given a chance to prove his fitness in the Indian Premier League 2024. He batted brilliantly for Delhi Capitals and then represented the Men in Blue in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
The Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee selected him for the three-ODI series against Sri Lanka. After passing all the trials, he played in the longest format of the game. Pant will now return to action in three Tests against New Zealand.
