Harry Brook attempted to unsettle Rishabh Pant with some playful banter, but the India vice-captain quickly silenced him with a witty “not greedy” comeback.
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Rishabh Pant Shuts Down Harry Brook’s Mind Games with a Savage One-Liner
In the first innings at Edgbaston, England batter Harry Brook had successfully used mind games to distract India captain Shubman Gill, ultimately denying him a historic triple century in the second Test of the five-match series. However, on Day 4, when Brook tried the same tactic against India’s vice-captain, Rishabh Pant, he was swiftly shut down with a savage one-liner.
The incident occurred during Pant’s innings on the fourth day of the Birmingham Test. Brook, positioned at slip, casually asked Pant about his fastest century in international cricket. Pant responded confidently, mentioning his Test century off 89 balls—scored at the very same venue against England three years ago. In response, Brook started boasting about his own fastest hundreds. Though his fastest Test century came in 80 balls against Pakistan in Rawalpindi (2022/23), Brook told Pant about his 55-ball IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023.
Brook went on to say that he could’ve broken that record if he wanted to. That’s when Pant ended the exchange with a mouth-shutting one-liner, instantly putting an end to the banter.
England need 536 runs more to win
England has built a reputation in the Bazball era for chasing down massive targets in the fourth innings. Three years ago, they achieved a record 378-run chase against India in Birmingham, and just last month, they pulled off a similar feat in Leeds against the same team. However, this time the challenge is unprecedented: India set a huge target of 608 runs, something no team has chased in 148 years of Test cricket history. Adding to England’s troubles, by the end of the penultimate day, they were struggling at 72 for 3 wickets, needing 536 more runs on the final day. Harry Brook, who played a vital role with 158 runs in England’s first innings total of 407, remained unbeaten on 15.
