India vs Australia: ‘You’re 25 kilos overweight’ – Matthew Wade passes distasteful comment on Rishabh Pant during on-field banter


India vs Australia: ‘You’re 25 kilos overweight’ – Matthew Wade passes distasteful comment on Rishabh Pant during on-field banter

Matthew Wade and Rishabh Pant

Matthew Wade and Rishabh Pant
Matthew Wade and Rishabh Pant

With the return of Rishabh Pant to the Indian side, on-field banter has returned between him and the Aussie batsmen. Pant is very vocal behind the stumps and this time he attracted the attention of Matthew Wade. The third day was full of drama as the Aussies tried to inch their way against a fiery Indian bowling attack. Makeshift opener Wade faced the worst of it as he battled his way through a lethal opening session before facing the spinners.

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The southpaw played a resilient innings of 40 off 137 balls. Before perishing at the hands of Ravindra Jadeja, a frustrated Wade was heard passing a distasteful comment on Pant. The Aussie opener hurled a comment on the Indian wicket keeper’s physique as he went on to ridicule him and the incident was caught on the stump mic.

You’re 25 kilos overweight. Are you 20 kilos, 25 or 30 kilos overweight? You’re looking at yourself on the big screen again? Very funny watching yourself on the screen,” Wade was caught on stump-mic saying.

He just laughs all the time

Speaking to Fox Sports during the Tea break, Wade shared that the Indian wicketkeeper was giggling constantly from behind the wickets. He went on to wonder what was so funny during the proceedings. The two even came face to face with each other at point of time just before the tea break. Wade is so far the highest run getter for the hosts in the second innings as they take a lead of tw runs into day four.

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He just laughs all the time. He doesn’t really say much, he’s just always laughing at you. I don’t know what’s so funny, it must be my batting,” Wade said.

On-field banters are something fans look forward in a Test match Down Under. And the young India wicketkeeper is not a stranger when it comes to exchanging words with the Aussies. In his last Test tour a couple of years ago, Pant was involved in some hilarious banters with captain Tim Paine. The 23-year-old had called Paine a “temporary captain“, while the latter had very famously asked the Indian to babysit his kids while he goes for a movie with his wife.

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