The international Cricket Council (ICC) has punished indian vice-captain rishabh pant for a wrongdoing in the first Test match against England. He has been given a demerit point for throwing the ball against the umpire's decision. india and england are playing a five-match Test series. The first match of this series is being played at the Bedford Leigh stadium. In this match, the indian team scored 471 runs in the first innings batting. When england batted next, in the 61st over, rishabh pant requested the umpire to change the ball. rishabh pant requested that the ball should be changed beyond its permitted size, so a new ball should be given. The umpire then measured the ball with a measuring device. He later declared the ball to be correct. But rishabh pant refused to accept it. After receiving the ball from the umpire, he threw it away before the umpire.
This was a disrespect to the umpire. Following this, he has been given a demerit point. Since it was his first offense in the last 24 months, rishabh pant has escaped with a demerit point. It is noteworthy that if he had engaged in such rules more times in the same period, he would have been banned from playing a match. From now on, rishabh pant should be careful not to make such mistakes in this series, otherwise he will be given more demerit points. It is noteworthy that if he gets four demerit points or more, he will be banned from playing a match. rishabh pant has been given this punishment before the fifth day of the match. england will be chasing a target of 371 runs on the fifth day of the match. The team has already scored 21 runs without losing a wicket at the end of the fourth day. On the fifth day, they have to score 350 runs. Will england achieve that or will india win by taking all 10 wickets?
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Sowmiya Sriram

24/06/2025 07:12 PM