{"id":318058,"date":"2025-11-30T06:51:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T06:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/318058\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T06:51:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T06:51:19","slug":"youre-captain-where-is-the-accountability-r-ashwin-slams-rishabh-pant-after-south-africa-sweep-series-watch-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/318058\/","title":{"rendered":"‘You’re captain, where is the accountability?’: R Ashwin slams Rishabh Pant after South Africa sweep series – watch | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'You'reRishabh Pant’s Team India fell by a record margin in the 2nd Test in Guwahati. (AP Photo\/Anupam Nath) Ravichandran Ashwin didn\u2019t hold back on his YouTube channel after India\u2019s 2-0 Test series defeat against South Africa, using a pointed breakdown of Rishabh Pant<\/a>\u2019s dismissal in Guwahati in the first innings to question the stand-in captain\u2019s judgement and accountability. Reflecting on the record loss \u2014 India\u2019s biggest ever by runs \u2014 Ashwin said he had avoided raising the subject but \u201chad to go there\u201d after watching Pant fall to a needless stroke after the visitors piled up 489. With Dhruv Jurel already gone to a pull shot, Ashwin argued that the moment demanded restraint from the skipper.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPant is a solid batsman and we\u2019ve spent years defending his style,\u201d he said. \u201cBut you\u2019re the captain in that situation. You want to be a three-format leader? You can, you have the talent. But then you take a blind swing at Marco Jansen and get caught behind. Where is the accountability? A coach can\u2019t hold the bat and walk out there for you.\u201dWatch what Ashwin said here<\/a> The veteran spinner\u2019s frustration echoed the broader scrutiny now following Pant into the white-ball leg of the tour, where his place in the XI is no longer guaranteed. India head into the first ODI in Ranchi juggling selection puzzles, especially around the wicketkeeping and middle-order combination. A central question looms as to whether KL Rahul and Pant can both fit into the side if Rahul keeps wickets. Pant\u2019s dismissal style has become a flashpoint, but his left-handed presence remains valuable in an otherwise right-heavy batting order. Playing both would require sacrificing depth either at No. 7 or in the all-rounder slot. That slot is itself a knife-edge call between Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy. Washington offers control and match-up value; Nitish brings seam-hitting and middle-overs pace. These two contrasting templates post a tough call for the selectors as they weigh Ranchi\u2019s conditions and the need for balance.<\/p>\n

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Do you agree with Ravichandran Ashwin’s criticism of Rishabh Pant’s captaincy during the Test series against South Africa?<\/p>\n

Bowling coach Morne Morkel summed up the underlying theme that selection may ultimately come down to what the ball does under lights \u2014 but the questions raised by Ashwin will linger far beyond this series.Despite the disappointment in Tests, the return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will headline the ODIs, and with a series defeat in the ODIs against Australia earlier in October, the Men in Blue will look to get back to winning ways.