WATCH: Rishabh Pant’s pleas for review leave Rohit Sharma, India's slip cordon in splits
Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant's reaction to a possible caught behind left Rohit Sharma and the rest of India's slip cordon laughing on the first day of the Gabba Test.
T Natarajan, in his second over with the second new ball, surprised Australian captain Tim Paine with a delivery that angled across him, tempting the batsman to go for a drive. Paine threw his bat at the ball, only to miss it.
The ball missed the edge by a whisker but Rishabh Pant was convinced that Paine edged it. The confident wicket-keeper then pleaded captain Ajinkya Rahane to go for a review and walked all the way to gully, only get a smile of refusal. And that left the slip fielders - Rohit Sharma Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara - in splits.
Sharma, in particular, couldn’t control his laughter and had a few words with Pant.
Rishabh Pant involved in many incidents on first day
Earlier in the day, Mark Waugh and Shane Warne criticised Pant for his chirping with Matthew Wade. The Australian legends wanted him to stop talking when the batsman took the guard.
The young wicket-keeper was at the center of other events too. His dynamic with the Australian skipper was quite entertaining, especially when the duo was involved in a minor collision on the pitch.
Watch the video of that incident here:
Rohit Sharma under 'friendly fire'
The first day of the Gabba Test was entertaining in many respects, even in incidents not involving Pant
Prithivi Shaw, who came in as a substitute fielder for the injured Navdeep Saini, misdirected a throw while attempting a run out. Running in from the deep, he fired in a throw towards the non-striker’s end, but it hit an off-guard Sharma instead. Luckily, the India opener managed to fend it off with his palms.
Watch the video of that incident here: