Mohammad Asif Disrespected Rishabh Pant’s Heroics Against England At Edgbaston

On July 1, 2022, India started their fifth rescheduled Test match against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah was appointed the captain for this match. However, England won the toss and asked India to bat first in this historical Test.

While batting first, India was in a spot of bothering as they were struggling with a score of 98 runs for five wickets. Then, Rishabh Pant smashed 146 runs off 111 balls and built a partnership of 222 runs with Ravindra Jadeja. Then, India ended their innings on day 2 at a score of 416 runs.

But, this innings of Pant did not impress former Pakistan pacer, Mohammad Asif as he said that it was no wonder from this wicketkeeper batter of India.

“It was totally England bowlers’ fault as Pant did no wonders,” – Mohammad Asif

Speaking on a video, Mohammad Asif said that English bowlers did not bowl at Pant’s weakness and that’s why he managed to score the hundred. The video got shared by some journalists on Twitter.

Here is the video:

– Muhammad Asif about the India batsmen, Kohli & Pant! pic.twitter.com/1gC3Akfanm

— Asif Khan (@mak_asif) July 2, 2022

He said: “It was totally England bowlers’ fault as Pant did no wonders. He [Pant] has technical faults. His left hand doesn’t work but still, he managed to score a century because English bowlers didn’t bowl to him in his weak areas.”

This former Pakistan pacer also said that England made a lot of mistakes and that’s why both the batters managed to score runs freely. “I will not name individuals but England made a lot of mistakes. When Jadeja and Pant were batting, they brought in a left-arm spinner who wasn’t an ideal option to bowl at that moment. I am not against Pant, but with such decisions by the opposition, you get an edge to score big.” he added.

Asif also pointed out Virat Kohli’s technical issues despite praising his batting abilities. “I pointed out Kohli’s technical fault a couple of years ago but people started calling me out. See today, he hasn’t scored a century for a long time now. I love watching Kohli and even though he is a big player than me. But technically, he needs to work harder.” he concluded.