Rishabh Pant made him comeback to cricket with the India A side in an unofficial Test match against South Africa A after the foot fracture he suffered in the Test series against England earlier this year. Handed the captaincy of the India A team, Pant was the one who asked South Africa to bat first after winning the toss.

Pant’s return to competitive cricket was surrounded by curiosity, as he took to the field sporting the jersey number 18 rather than 17, which is his usual number. The no 18 jersey is one sported by Virat Kohli who retired from Tests in May this year after a 14-year-long career.

Pant’s return behind the stumps also means that the one-liners from the wicketkeeper were back.

Here are some of the lines he was heard by the stump mic saying to his bowlers and fielders dur

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