IND vs SA 2nd Test: Sundar, Jansen defend Pant’s poor shot selection

Washington Sundar and Marco Jansen had one thing in common on Monday Both firmly believed that Rishabh Pantrsquos strategy was solid but its execution faltered slightlyIndiarsquos standin skipper batting on No 7 went after Jansen but ended up edging the short ball to the rsquokeeperrsquos gloves becoming the talking point of the entire third dayBefore that Dhruv Jurel played a needless pullshot off the same bowler to hole out to the midon fielder ldquoOn another day the bowlers would have gone into the stands and all of us would have appreciated and clapped Thatrsquos how it is Sometimes you just got to back their plans and their skill sets as wellrdquo Washingtonrsquos answer was exactly similar to Jansenrsquos reply to the same questionFailure of executionldquoGiven the fact that they have shown a lot of proof and evidence in the past as well I think itrsquos just about them backing their skill sets Obviously execution didnrsquot go the way we wantedrdquo said Sundar who scored 48Asked if he was surprised with Pantrsquos shot selection Jansen replied ldquoItrsquos not that things will always be going your way So there are times where Pant would have hit that one fifty rows back straight back over my head and then we would be having a different conversationrdquo he saidSundar was honest when enquired if he felt that the track was like a snake pit with Jansen suddenly making deliveries fly from lengthldquoIt wasnrsquot a snake pit or whatever you may call it It was a very good wicket It was a true wicket Not many days you will get to bat on such tracks especially in India Honestly it is a true wicket If you spend time there runs are there for the takingrdquo Washington saidlsquoPitch is not uneven at allrsquoSundar even rubbished assertions that there was a hint of uneven bounce when Jansen was getting the ball to rear upldquoIt wasnrsquot uneven at all He is obviously the tallest going around and he gets that bit of a sharp bounce off good length We have played such bowlers quite a lotldquoJust on another day we would have batted the same deliveries a lot better and it would have seemed like a very different scenariordquo he saidWhile Kuldeep had termed the Barsapara track a ldquoroadrdquo Jansen gave a divergent view calling it a ldquosporting onerdquoldquoItrsquos a good wicket to bat on Therersquos good pace good bounce If you play the short ball well yoursquoll score runs and if you bowl well yoursquoll get wicketsrdquo he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever