Rishabh Pant was hit hard on the elbow by a bouncer from Pat Cummins when he batted in the first innings of the Sydney Test. In a revealing piece on Cricbuzz, it was revealed that in the nets session before the second innings, Rishabh Pant was in considerable pain and the trainer was checking on him after every delivery. However, with a Test match to save and with Australia holding the advantage, Rishabh Pant decided to script a special moment in his cricketing career. The article added that Rishabh Pant followed a particular mantra when he came out to bat in the second innings following the dismissal of skipper Ajinkya Rahane. In the passage of play that followed, Rishabh Pant blasted 97 which included 12 fours and three sixes as India nearly pulled off an impossible win against Australia in the Sydney Test.
During the course of his knock, Rishabh Pant was on a high dosage of pain killers but under his breath, he kept muttering, “Chal, tujhe kuch nahin hua hain (Come…