IND vs NZ third Test: Don’t know how the Pant decision was overturned, says Rohit Sharma
Why the spike? Pant explains his case to the onfield umpires while waiting for the DRS verdict.
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Rishabh Pant’s controversial dismissal turned out to be as big as talking point as India’s defeat – and the series whitewash, as a result – in the third Test at the Wankhede Stadium. India’s hopes of chasing down a target of 147 hinged primarily on Pant’s shoulders. While he was playing a blinder, Ajaz Patel turned one on him, the ball appeared to have rapped into the pads very close to the pads, Pant was ruled not out and Tom Latham asked for a DRS referral. Despite the bat being close to pad, TV umpire Paul Reiffel overturned the decision, sparking astonishment from Pant’s face before taking the...