Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant face backlash online
Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant’s conversation on South Africa captain Temba Bavuma’s LBW decision gained viral attention on social media during the first day of the first Test at the Eden Gardens.Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah played a key role on the opening day, dismissing both opening batsmen Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickleton. During the match, Bumrah believed he had caught Bavum LBW, but the on-field umpire disagreed. This led to a discussion between Bumrah, the keeper and other members of the team.
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The incident occurred when the ball hit Bavuma in the pads, leading to a strong appeal which was turned down by the referee. Bumrah considered using the Decision Review System (DRS) and consulted with Pant.During the discussion, one of them called Bavuma a “bauna” (meaning short or dwarf). While Bumrah was inclined to review the decision, Pant advised against it and suggested that the ball would have gone over the leg stump.As the clip went viral, both Pant and Bumrah faced heavy backlash on social media.The record confirmed Pant’s assessment and showed that the ball would have cleared the stumps by a small margin. Bavuma’s innings was later broken by spinner Kuldeep Yadav after just 11 deliveries.South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first. India made several strategic decisions for their playing XI, including leaving out Sai Sudharsan while selecting Dhruva Jurel and Rishabh Pant.The Indian squad featured four spinners, with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj leading the pace attack.The original article contained several unrelated newspaper headlines which were omitted as they were not part of the main story about the cricket match and the LBW incident.
