Watch: Rishab Pant’s controversial decision sends social media in a meltdown!

New Delhi: Was Rishab Pant out while batting in the 2nd innings? While the decision was vehemently criticised by commentators, debates have flared up on social media against the controversial decision.

What was the controversial decision?

India’s wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant looked destined to take the team to a consolation victory in the third and final Test against New Zealand. After the hosts incurred yet another top-order collapse, losing 5 batters for just 29 runs, Pant displayed a brilliant counter-attacking knock to score 64 runs off 57 balls in the chase of 147 runs. However, Pant had to march back to the pavilion after a controversial dismissal against Ajaz Patel that got the world of social media talking.

AB de Villiers reacts to Pant’s dismissal

Meanwhile, former South African captain AB de Villiers, highlighted the limitations of the DRS technology while asking the important and pertinent that why there was no ‘Hotspot’ used.

Controversy! Little grey area once again. Did Pant get bat on that or not? Problem is when the ball passes the bat at exactly the same time a batter hits his pad snicko will pick up the noise. But how sure are we he hit it? I’ve always worried about this and here it happens at a…

— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) November 3, 2024

In his latest post on X, AB de Villiers wrote:

“Controversy! Little grey area once again. Did Pant get bat on that or not? Problem is when the ball passes the bat at exactly the same time a batter hits his pad snicko will pick up the noise. But how sure are we he hit it? I’ve always worried about this and here it happens at a huge moment in a big Test match. Where’s hotspot?!”