‘Tune Delhi Premier League mai bowling kari thi na’: Pant shows his bowling skills to Shubman Gill, KL Rahul’s expression says it all as BCCI teases ‘new spinner’

New Delhi: We all know that team India is running quite well in the Test series against Bangladesh after getting an emphatic win in the 1st Test match. Talking about the team’s bowling attack team India could unleash a new spinner in the 2nd Test against Bangladesh starting on 26th September, Thursday in Kanpur. I know you all would be thinking about Kuldeep Yadav or Axar Patel but surprisingly it’s Rishabh Pant of all people. The BBCI, on the eve of the match, teased Pant the spinner as he could be seen rolling his arms over in the nets to Shubman Gill. Pant recently bowled one over in his only appearance during the Delhi Premier League, which KL Rahul very well remembered. Just as Gill told Ravindra Jadeja to grab the ball, promising an array of flourishing cover drives, the camera cut to Pant with pads on and the ball in hand.

“Rishabh, tune Delhi Premier League mein bhi bowling kari thi na? (You recently bowled in the DPL, right?), to which Pant replied ‘Oh yes, they needed one run. I said I might as well bowl). Rahul had a wicked smile on his face which summed up the surreal scenes transpiring at Kanpur’s Green Park stadium. Pant then began bowling to Gill, even managing to fox the India No. 3 batter. The excitement was all over Pant’s face. “Woohoo! Kya beat kara hai yaar (Look at the way I beat you),” he said with a touch of taunt directed at his teammate.

Spin bowling practice anyone?

We have a new spinner in town @RishabhPant17 rolls his arm over #TeamIndia | #INDvBAN | @ShubmanGill | @klrahul | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/nlifAHo9Qu

— BCCI (@BCCI) September 26, 2024

Talking about Rishabh Pant bowling in the nets to Shubman Gill, he bowled a couple of high-full tosses which Gill defended chest height. With the fun over, Gill then turned to take serious throwdowns in the nets, launching some lusty aerial blows. Not sure if the bowler he faced was Pant on that occasion, but going by his comments after the drills ‘Tagdi practice always tune, Rishabh (You made my practice well), you’ve got to believe that perhaps some of them were bowled by Pant after all.