Rishabh Pant has been one of Wisden's cricketers of the year, but he hasn't been at his fluent best for a bit now. On Saturday, the southpaw literally threw his wicket away while trying to counterattack spinners on the slow surface of NCC.

In what was a brief knock, Pant looked edgy from the start, trying to attack and dance down the track, but that is how Pant bats regardless of the situation or kind of game.

Ultimately, it cost him his wicket as he was dismissed for 2 in 4 balls, caught by Nishan Madushka off Ramesh Mendis in the ongoing three-day practice match.

The irony of his score did not go unnoticed, as his effort came just hours after he had asked Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for help in buying land in his home state.

Two tweets to the Uttarakhand chief minister after midnight. Two runs with the bat in Colombo a few hours later. Social media did not take long to do the arithmetic on Rishabh Pant.

One social media user was quick to spot the coincidence, sharing a picture of Pant with three lines: "Tweets to CM for Land - 2. Runs - 2. Rishabh Pant."

The joke came just hours after Pant's unusual late-night exchange with Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had already attracted considerable attention online.

Source: telegraphindia