Team India keeper-batter Rishabh Pant's instruction via stump mic seemingly brought the wicket of Najmul Hossain Shanto on day 1 of the 2nd Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. In a video surfaced on social media, the keeper-batter asked off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to pitch the ball up, resulting in Shanto getting trapped lbw.
The dismissal occurred in the 29th over of the innings as the southpaw blocked the fourth delivery of the over fairly comfortably. With the next ball coming onto the batter, the Bangladesh captain missed it completely and the umpire obliged to the loud appeal of the Indians.
The 26-year-old did go for the DRS, but it proved to be unsuccessful for the tourists.
Day 1 in Kanpur shortened to 35 overs due to heavy rain:
Meanwhile, only 35 overs could be possible on day one of the 2nd Test in Kanpur as bad light, followed by heavy rain brought a premature end to the proceedings. It was Rohit Sharma, who won the toss and elected to field first. Akash Deep got rid of the openers Shadman Islam and Zakir Hasan, while Ashwin got rid of Najmul Hossain Shanto.
Bangladesh trail the two-Test series 0-1, having lost the opening game in Chennai by 280 runs. Ashwin had also completed a plethora of records in the Chennai Test, including surpassing Courtney Walsh's tally of 519 for most wickets in the format. Rohit Sharma and co. are also at the top of the World Test Championship (WTC) standings.
