Watch: Rishabh Pant smiling after missing easy chance to stump Tristan Stubbs on Day 4 of IND vs SA 2nd Test

South Africa registered 260/5d and took a lead of 549 runs. Could India restrict South Africa (IND vs SA 2nd Test) for a lower lead? Probably yes. If the players could utilize all of their chances properly, then the visiting side would perhaps feel some pressure. 

Stand-by skipper Rishabh Pant also let down a chance on Day 4, when Tristan Stubbs was batting on only 7 runs. Later, it was Stubbs who single-handedly took on the Indian bowling line-up by scoring 94 off 180 before Ravindra Jadeja bowled him out. As Shubman Gill is out of the match because of a neck injury, Pant is playing in the India vs South Africa 2nd Test at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati as the acting skipper of Team India. Pant himself knew he missed an easy chance to stump out Stubbs as he was smiling to the bowler, Washington Sundar, after the incident. 

"Beautifully bowled. Deceived them by the flight. Stumping opportunity missed," Ravi Shastri said from the commentary box.

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Rishabh Pant smiling after missed an easy stumping opportunity

After the stumps of Day 4, India is down by 2 men for only 27 on the board. On the final day of the match and the final day of the 2-match Test series, India will have to score 522 with 8 wickets in hand. South Africa has a 1-0 lead; as they won in the Kolkata Test, they are now looking miles ahead of Team India to claim the contest. While South Africa was the first batting team in the ongoing match at the Barsapara Stadium, cricket experts criticized Pant for not showing enough intention to take wickets or restrict running between the stumps.

Overall, the keeper-batter has not been enjoying very sweet moments for the past few days. Even when he came to in the first innings, after the fall of the 4th wicket, the southpaw stepped out to play a rash shot and walked back to the pavilion along with some more criticisms.