Watch: Senuran Muthusamy hit 6 right after Rishabh Pant said 'Marne De Usko' on Day 2 of IND vs SA 2nd Test
Rishabh Pant and his comments from behind the stumps never get old in cricket. In place of injured Shubman Gill, Pant has been doing the captaincy work.
Rishabh Pant and his comments from behind the stumps never get old in cricket. In place of injured Shubman Gill, Pant has been doing the captaincy work. After MS Dhoni, he is the first keeper-batter to lead India.
On Day 2 of the India vs South Africa 2nd Test at the Barsapara stadium in Guwahati, South African all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy hit a hundred. His innings was blended with technique and resilience. Muthusamy and Kyle Verreynne started Day 2 on a low gear. Without making any hurry, both of the batters paid their focus on creating a castle by adding bricks one by one.
The slow-moving innings might have made Rishabh Pant frustrated. Marco Jansen walked into the middle as Verreynne departed for 45 off 122. The combination of Jansen and Muthusamy provided South Africa the scope to rotate runs in a more aggressive way. Jansen's intention was clear: take the aerial route and send the ball over the boundary line. On the other side, Muthusamy was cold like ice.
Rishabh said, 'Use Marne De' indicating Muthusamy
When he was batting on 68 during an over of Washington Sundar, Pant, from behind the stumps, said, "Marne de isko (Let him hit)." On that delivery, which was pitched full and outside the off-stump, the left-handed batter really hit the ball for a maximum. Keepers often make remarks from behind the stumps to disturb the batter's mindset. Pant said those words with the intention to do so. But in reality, it turned out to be a boomerang. The ball sailed over the long-on area and put more pressure on Rishabh Pant and Team India.
"First real aggressive shot from Muthusamy," Ravi Shastri said from the commentary box. At the end of the day, South Africa registered 489 in their first innings for 10 wickets. Senuran Muthusamy played a 206-ball, 109-run innings, powered by ten 4s and two 6s. Jansen lost his ton for only 7 runs.
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