Rishabh Pant Sledges Pat Cummins For An Entire Over, Hilarious Comments Caught On Stump Mic

Apart from the tremendous quality of cricket on display, an India-Australia series always comes packed with intense on-field banters. However, with Aussie heavyweights Steve Smith and David Warner serving their year-long ban and Virat Kohli promising to be a ‘changed individual’, the ongoing series was expected to be a comparatively quiet one.

But, we have been proved wrong once again, thanks to Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant.

The 21-year-old rookie, who is on his first tour to Australia as a member of the senior team, seemed to be high on his adrenaline! In a bid to get under the skin of his oppositions, Pant took his verbal blows to Aussie pacer Pat Cummins on Day-5 of the first Test.

When Cummins was batting with skipper Tim Paine at the non-striker’s end, Pant got his provocative acts on point by mocking the lanky pacer for not putting the bad ball away. His rant continued for a whole over and was caught on the stump mic.

Stump mic on ?
It’s cricket like never before, no commentary in the whole over ? #AUSvIND #foxcricket pic.twitter.com/8R2nwVMa9W

— Fox Cricket (@FoxCricket) December 10, 2018

 “Come on Pat – you’re not putting the bad ball away! Tough to play here.”

However, the Netizens were divided in opinion over the left-hander’s cheeky mind games. While some thoroughly enjoyed his comments, the others termed him as an annoying bloke!

"Come on Patty, not putting away bad balls eh?!" – Rishabh Pant.
Sledging the Australians in their own soil, fighting fire with fire.
Man, love this attitude!#AUSvIND #RishabhPant #Gilchrist

— The 90s Clan – Cricket Special (@the90sclan) December 10, 2018

Rishabh Pant is going to be most irritating keepers for Australians in their history!!

Tables have turned around..

— Yash Menghani 2.0 (@YashMirchawala) December 10, 2018

Love to listen it….It makes the toughest environment for the batsman to play Ashwin ?

— sayan kumar (@SayanKumarMait3) December 10, 2018

"Not everyone is Pujara here"
"It's not easy to survive man"
"Come on Pat, hit some sixes"
"Keep bowling in the patch to Pat"
"Come on Pat – you’re not putting the bad ball away"

Rishabh Pant is causing lots of Paine to already injured Australia. #INDvAUS #AUSvIND

— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) December 10, 2018

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Hamara Sarfaraz Har waqt apne he players par Chilata hai jaise khud Brian lara ho ??

— وسیم اکرم ? (@waseemr14143) December 10, 2018

Rishabh Pant is the bloke at every dinner party who taps you on the shoulder and pretends it wasn’t them…12 times #AUSvIND https://t.co/PLXUF13e1h

— Pranay Prathivadi (@PranayP23) December 10, 2018

reminds me of street vendor in india "chana lelo, chaye bolo chai, 2 rupay ki chahi" ??

— Pusp Jo c (@Puspjoc) December 10, 2018

Rishabh Pant becomes as irritating as Kamran Akmal behind the stump mic. #AUSvIND

— Udit (@udit_buch) December 10, 2018

Rishabh Pant is irritating!!
Which is a good thing… Pat Cummins might want to smack one or two… #AusvInd

— Siddharth (@Draviddict) December 10, 2018

Right or wrong, Rishabh Pant has definitely mastered the art of playing mind games, early in his career!