At the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, on Day 2 of the upcoming Test match between India and South Africa, India skipper Rishabh Pant was clearly upset with ace spinner Kuldeep Yadav for the first time. The incident happened on the second day of the crucial match, in the 88th over of South Africa’s opening innings.
At the end of overs, there had been several instances where players of the Indian side took a little too long to walk to their fielding positions, which resulted in needless delays. This particular behaviour did not change much, even though the Indian captain did his utmost to convey the message to his squad.
After Kuldeep took too long to start his 18th over of the innings, Pant lost it. The wrist-spinner, for the uninitiated, had previously received a warning for the same reason. A bowler who receives three warnings in an innings faces a five-run penalty against the fielding team, which obviously did not sit well with Pant.
There are barely thirty seconds left on the timer, so it’s the second timer hai. Are you playing in your own house, or is it something else entirely? Jaldi daal ek ball, which means to bowl one ball rapidly. Kuldeep said, “Yaar, Kuldeep do-do baar warning le li” (Brother, Kuldeep, we’ve already received the warning twice), as heard over the stump microphone.
Watch this video to see Rishabh Pant losing his temper with Kuldeep Yadav.
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What is cricket’s stop-clock rule?
For those who don’t know, the International Cricket Council (ICC) recently implemented a stop-clock system that started with the World Test Championship’s 2025–2027 cycle. This regulation was previously in place in white-ball cricket, but it was expanded to include Test matches in order to ensure that teams did not misuse the time restriction.
According to the instruction, the fielding team must begin the subsequent over within 60 seconds of the preceding one’s end. If the regulation is broken, the umpires will issue a few warnings to the captain of the fielding team. When there is a third offence in a single innings, the batting side is given five penalty runs.
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