Overview:
According to the stop-clock rule, 60 seconds are given to start the next over. If the team is late, the umpires give two warnings, and if it is repeated once more, five penalty runs are awarded to the batting team.
Rishabh Pant has been ordinary as a captain in the second Test against South Africa. His non-stop instructions didn’t allow the bowlers to execute their plans, resulting in dominance of the Proteas batters. The hosts conceded 489 and 260/5 declared in two innings and were dismissed for 201 runs. Chasing 549 runs to win the contest, India were 27/2 at stumps on Day 4.
Pant was frustrated with his bowlers as they were not following the timer. In the 48th over of South Africa’s second innings, Pant reprimanded Kuldeep Yadav.
“Pehla ball daal de yaar, aisa mat kar yaar, baar baar nahi bolunga main yeh,” he told the spinner. Ravi Shastri, who was commentating, spoke about the matter.
“It can be frustrating for a captain. You can hear what Rishabh Pant is saying. He has been warned for the time taken between the overs. As a bowler, you should know your field. A bowler can’t come in and start changing the field. Your one look should be enough for the fielder to know where he should stand, rather than seeing your gesture after every two balls. You need to bowl the first ball on time. This is what Rishabh Pant is saying,” Shastri said.
According to the stop-clock rule, 60 seconds are given to start the next over. If the team is late, the umpires give two warnings, and if it is repeated once more, five penalty runs are awarded to the batting team.
Kuldeep took time to start the over even during the first innings. Pant urged his bowlers to bowl the first ball without thinking about the field placements. However, Kuldeep didn’t listen to his skipper.