Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag. (Photo: Twitter)

If Virender Sehwag had been in Rishabh Pant’s position, he would have tried to smash the sixth boundary off David Willey’s over.

Pant hit five boundaries off the first five deliveries of Willey’s 42nd over in the third and final ODI between Team India and England in Manchester on Sunday (July 17).

With the Men in Blue needing four runs to win, the wicketkeeper-batter chose to take a single off the last ball of the over. To secure the victory, he struck Joe Root for a four off the first delivery of the next over.

Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya
Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya PC- Twitter

I Did Not Expect That Rishabh Pant Will Bat Till The End: Virender Sehwag

During a post-match interview on Sony Sports, Sehwag was questioned about Rishabh Pant, who surprised everyone by not attempting a four, Sehwag said, “If he had hit a four in that over, the match would have gotten over and an extra run would not have been scored. If Rishabh Pant wanted, he could have finished it not only with a four but a six. If I was there, I would have definitely tried to hit a four or a six. 

Rishabh Pant Hits His Maiden ODI Century
Rishabh Pant Hits His Maiden ODI Century PC- Twitter

 

“The good thing is that he only finished it, he only hit the last four to finish it. It was enjoyable to watch, we all were expecting that Rishabh Pant will play such innings in ODI cricket, he has played only 27 matches and an amazing knock like this has come in that now.

“It has come at the right time when four batters from the top had been dismissed. I didn’t expect that he will play till the end because a time was going to come when his back was going to be broken and it would have been broken as well when he stepped out to Moeen Ali.”

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Rishabh Pant will next be seen in action against the West Indies.

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