India vs Bangladesh: Rishabh Pant’s Heated Exchange with Litton Das After Hasan Mahmud’s Triple Strike
The opening day of the first Test between India and Bangladesh in Chennai witnessed a heated exchange between wicketkeepers Rishabh Pant and Litton Das, following a throw that irked the Indian star.
After Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud rocked the Indian top order with a three-wicket burst, Pant, making his Test comeback after a serious car accident, found himself at the receiving end of a throw that annoyed him. The stump microphone captured the words exchanged between the two players.
“Mere ko kyu maar rahe ho?” (Why are you hitting me?) Pant was heard telling Das, to which the Bangladesh stumper replied: “Woh to fekega hi na.” (He will throw it, won’t he?)
Mahmud’s early strikes had reduced India to 34 for 3, but Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal stitched an unbroken partnership of 54 runs to take their team to lunch at 88 for 3. However, Mahmud returned after lunch to break the fourth-wicket stand, dismissing Pant for 39.
The track, prepared with red soil and underlying moisture, assisted Mahmud’s pace bowling, and he made the most of it by dismissing Rohit Sharma (6), Virat Kohli (6), and Shubman Gill (0) before sending Pant back to the pavilion.
Both India and Bangladesh opted for a bowling combination of three pacers and two spinners, hoping to exploit the overcast conditions.
