Rishabh Pant may face ICC punishment after heated confrontation with umpire on Day 3 at Headingley

After an altercation with umpire Paul Reiffel on Day 3 of the first Test match against England at Headingley, Leeds, India Test vice-captain Rishabh Pant might face consequences.

After England batsman Harry Brook hit a boundary off Mohammed Siraj, the event happened. Rishabh Pant asked the umpire to investigate the ball’s condition after expressing displeasure with it. Reiffel, however, refused to replace the ball after finding no anomalies.

The Headingley fans let out loud jeers after the 27-year-old threw the ball to the ground in fury. Two clauses of the ICC Code of Conduct may have been broken by the wicketkeeper-batter’s actions.

The first potential infraction stems from his altercation with Reiffel and is related to “showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during an international match.” “Throwing a ball (or any other item of cricket equipment, such as a water bottle) at or near a player, player support personnel, umpire, match referee, or any other third person in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during an international match” is prohibited by Article 2.9, which is the subject of the second.

Rishabh Pant makes 150 receptions.

Rishabh Pant, on the other hand, accomplished a noteworthy personal goal during the match the same day. After Ollie Pope was dismissed after being caught behind by Prasidh Krishna, Pant reached 150 catches in Test cricket as a wicketkeeper. He is now one of only two Indian keepers to achieve this feat, behind MS Dhoni (256 catches) and Syed Kirmani (160 catches).

Rishabh Pant has now been dismissed 166 times in Test cricket, with 151 catches and 15 stumpings. Having made 294 dismissals with 256 catches and 38 stumpings, MS Dhoni is still the most successful Indian wicketkeeper.