Incidentally, both of them batted during India’s first innings, both occurred during a Shoaib Bashir. Sachin described the use of Hindi language, in which Pant and Gill interacted, especially during the overs from the spinner, which is of Pakistani origin and therefore well acquainted with the language. Taking on social media, batting legend admitted that Ploy was used to harass Bashir.

Later in the same innings, Pants made England wicket-keeper Jamie Smith a bang, later after keeping an eye on their seventh career Test Century. What was caught on Cricbuzz commentary at the beginning of the 104th over, the pants were heard saying that “the fielders are all back, again.” He then went down to a knee against the delivery flying from Bashir and the slog was swept away by the square for six.

Bashir excluded the same on the next ball and the pants danced the track for another maximum, but failed to connect because delivery saw the back with the bat. This presented England with an easy opportunity to dismiss the Indian batsman, but Smith said. The ball had bounted a fair bit, and the wicketkeeper too, had a hurry to dislike Bells, and did not gather the ball in a bid.

“The pants sled the keeper into a mistake,” the cricbz said.

Pant eventually ended with 134 runs. This opener was the third century in the innings after a similar knock with Yashsvi Jaiswal and Gill, as India had seen its highest clan since earning 622/7 on December 622/7 December 622/7 in the New Year test in Sydney in 2019. It was his first 400-plus clan in England after 664 at Oval in 2007.

However, it was the lowest clan to include three individual tons, as India lost their last seven wickets for just 41 runs.