Rassie van der Dussen mentioned that whereas he would not know if the banter he had with Rishabh Pant led to the latter trying the shot that bought him dismissed within the second innings in Johannesburg, it was an enormous second within the three-Test sequence that in the end resulted in a win for South Africa. Pant was dismissed for a duck after a verbal spat with van der Dussen within the second Test. (AFP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSVan der Dussen and Pant had some banter throughout the second TestVan der Dussen mentioned he loved the verbal battles he had with the Indians throughout the TestsHe mentioned South Africa in the end gained the higher hand after the incidentSouth Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen mentioned that the Proteas in the end gained a bonus within the aftermath of his spat with Rishabh Pant in India’s second innings within the second Test. Van der Dussen was seen having some banter with the Indian wicketkeeper-batter on the Wanderers throughout India’s second innings.
Pant retorted as effectively after which went for an enormous shot, in the end simply edging the ball behind to the wicketkeeper. It was simply the third ball Pant had confronted and he was out for a duck.”It was a moment of me asking Rishabh (Pant) a few questions. Maybe he didn’t enjoy it too much. I’m not sure why. But there was certainly no hostility from my end. Maybe the way he took it – offence is taken and not given,” Van der Dussen advised ESPNCricinfo.”I was at a nice position at short leg. I had access to him in that sense. And I could ask him a few questions. There was never any hostility. And from there, it just sort of blew up. When I went out to bat, they reciprocated quite nicely. It’s part of the game. It’s Test cricket. It’s tough out there, and everyone’s trying to level basically to gain an inch.”I do not know if he would have performed that shot if I wasn’t there or if I did not say something. I do know by nature he’s that type of participant. In hindsight, it really labored out very effectively for us, as a result of I believe that was a large second within the Test sequence for certain,” he said.India went on to lose the second and third Tests by seven wickets each. Van der Dussen said that he enjoys having some banter with the opposition players.”I loved it. By nature, I’m fairly aggressive. Growing up in a membership cricket system in Pretoria, which could be very hostile when it comes to verbals, I’ve by no means been one to draw back from a little bit of banter. The Indians referred to as it sledging. I might by no means name it that. These days with cameras and stump mics, we do not actually know what sledging is however I did get pleasure from it. I’m all the time the kind of man – I play laborious on the sphere. I’m clearly by no means going to be private,” he mentioned.Click right here for IndiaRight now.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.
