Memories of Sunil Gavaskar’s famous “stupid, stupid, stupid” rant came back on
Monday when Rishabh Pant got out after playing a careless shot on the third
day of the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati.
India had already lost Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, and Dhruv Jurel in just
three overs. As the stand-in captain for this Test, with regular skipper Shubman
Gill not playing, 28-year-old Pant needed to bat carefully and stay calm.