IND vs AUS 4th Test : Sunil Gavaskar Slams Rishabh Pant Again After Throwing Away Wicket On Day 5, Says 'Sixer Is Like Drug'

Rohit Sharma-led India faced a devastating defeat against Australia in the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday. Chasing a target of 340 runs in the final innings, India fell short and was bowled out for just 155.

This victory marked Australia's first Test win against India at the MCG in 13 years. Key Indian players, specially Rishabh Pant failed to deliver when it mattered most, getting out for low scores.

Pant, who had previously excelled on Australian soil, was anticipated to shine at the MCG but ended up being dismissed in both innings due to reckless shot selection.

India legend Sunil Gavaskar literally slammed Pant during live commentary for making a 'stupid' shot in India 1st innings and once again, Pant who was well set at the crease on Day 5, decided to take on part-timer Travis Head, but his miscued pull shot found Mitchell Marsh at long-on.

Gavaskar criticized Rishabh's tendency to go for sixes, comparing it to a "drug" that gives batters a high but carries significant risk. He emphasized that in a crucial moment, Pant should have opted for a safer boundary instead of attempting a risky six, which led to his dismissal and gave Australia an advantage.

''The issue is you know there is this shot called sixer in cricket and which is like a drug. Once you hit a couple of sixes, then you think that's a real a high because once you hit the ball cleanly of the middle of the bat and it goes into the stands, there is no better feeling for a batter. Sixer is a different feeling and it's a drug, it gets into your system'', Gavaskar told India Today.

"The difference between a boundary and a six is just two runs but the risk percentage is 100 per cent. Boundary is hit along the ground no risk at all, a six is attempted with the ball up in the air and if you don't time it, if it hits the toe of your bat, it can go up and you can be out caught''.

"At that particular point of time there was no need to go for a six, it was not going to win us the match. There was a long on there, there was a deep square leg there, so if a pull shot along the ground would have been attempted it would have got you four runs, and that is how it opened the door for Australia," Gavaskar said.