{"id":66542,"date":"2024-06-05T21:29:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T21:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/05\/play-it-at-times-square-rishabh-pant-trolls-witch-pitch-with-audacious-reverse-scoop-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T21:29:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T21:29:15","slug":"play-it-at-times-square-rishabh-pant-trolls-witch-pitch-with-audacious-reverse-scoop-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/05\/play-it-at-times-square-rishabh-pant-trolls-witch-pitch-with-audacious-reverse-scoop-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Play it at Times Square&#8217;: Rishabh Pant trolls &#8216;witch&#8217; pitch with audacious reverse scoop | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-110746515,imgsize-41724.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;Play it at Times Square&#8217;: Rishabh Pant trolls &#8216;witch&#8217; pitch with audacious reverse scoop | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;Play it at Times Square&#8217;: Rishabh Pant trolls &#8216;witch&#8217; pitch with audacious reverse scoop | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: The New York <!-- -->pitch<!-- --> that was &#8216;bordering on dangerous&#8217; and saw India pacers wreak havoc, swashbuckling <!-- -->Rishabh Pant<!-- --> produced his trademark reverse scoop shot, leaving everyone amazed.<br \/>Pulling off a miraculous shot off pacer Barry McCarthy as Pant hit the winning six, the internet was delighted to see the \u2018keeper-batter at his absolute best.<br \/>Amid wide criticism of the pitch that marred India&#8217;s opener and was referred to as &#8216;witch&#8217; by commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu, a carefree and fearless Pant executed his reverse scoop to perfection, drawing him appreciation from the legends of the game and fans.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, former England captain Michael Vaughan and others tore into the Nassau Stadium pitch, calling it a &#8216;sub-standard surface&#8217;.<br \/>&#8220;Trying to sell the game in the states is great.. love it.. but for players to have to play on this sub-standard surface in New York is unacceptable\u2026You work so hard to make it to the WC then have to play on this,&#8221; 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