Rishabh Pant’s controversial dismissal in 3rd Test against NZ gives rise to debate of Out or Not Out?

Pant's dismissal during Test v NZ sparks questions of out or not out

In India’s 2nd innings of the 3rd Test against New Zealand in Mumbai, Rishabh Pant continued his excellent form and made a half-century. Pant reached this massive fifty in just forty-eight balls and helped India post a total of 92 runs before lunch. Just 10 balls after the lunch break, the visitors got the much-needed breakthrough as they dismissed Pant but it gave rise to a massive debate on social media.

During the 2nd over after lunch, Pant got caught by Tom Blundell . The umpire called it a not out, but the players asked for a review. The review showed the ball to be very close to Pant’s bat while also brushing his pad. The UltraEdge showed a spike when the ball passed the bat, but the controversial point was that Pant had a belief that the sound came since the ball hit the pad and not the bat.

Pant was then also spotted having a chat with the on-field umpires. However, the final decision was made which was against him. As a result, Pant had to return back as he made 64 runs off 57 balls.