A funny but heated moment unfolded on Day 4 when India’s stand-in captain Rishabh Pant scolded Kuldeep Yadav, who had been taking forever to start his overs against South Africa in the ongoing second and final Test at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
Throughout the ongoing second and final Test, Kuldeep Yadav kept stretching the 60-second limit allowed between the end of one over and the start of the next. Before bowling the first delivery of the 48th over of the South African innings, Kuldeep wanted every fielder placed exactly where he imagined.
Rishabh Pant explodes at Kuldeep Yadav’s slow start, commentators can’t stop laughing
Rishabh Pant had been patient, but Kuldeep managed to frustrate him yet again. The Indian skipper wasn’t angry about the field adjustments, but he just wanted Kuldeep to bowl the first ball quickly and fix the rest later, because there’s no punishment once the over begins.
But the delay was risky. Teams are allowed two warnings for slow overstarts. After that, umpires can slap a five-run penalty. The warnings get reset every 80 overs, but Kuldeep kept sneaking right on the edge. This time, Pant couldn’t hold back as he shouted at Kuldeep, saying, “Pehli ball to daal den.”
— crictalk (@crictalk7) November 25, 2025
To be continued….