India vs England, 1st T20I: Twitter reacts to Rishabh Pant’s freak reverse sweep off Jofra Archer

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Twitter reacts to Rishabh Pant’s freak reverse sweep off Jofra Archer

Ahmedabad, March 12: Rishabh Pant got Twitterati off their seats by reverse sweeping premier pacer Jofra Archer during the first T20I against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday (March 12).

Asked to bat first, India were struggling at 3/2 when Pant, who scored 21 off 23 balls, walked out to bat. The Indian wicketkeeper batsman, who has been in incredible form, repeated one of the strokes of the Test series during his stay in the middle.

In the final Test match in Ahmedabad, Pant reverse swept veteran James Anderson, and on Friday (March 12), the Indian swashbuckling batsman played same stroke - dubbed the freak shot - off the the bowling of one of the quickest bowlers in world cricket right now.

In the fourth over of the Indian innings, Pant reverse swept a length ball bowled by Archer at nearly 140 clicks over third man for six runs. And twitterati were left awestruck with the freak shot.

Here are some of the reactions on Twitter:

Story first published: Friday, March 12, 2021, 20:55 [IST]

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India vs England, 1st T20I: Twitter reacts to Rishabh Pant’s freak reverse sweep off Jofra Archer

Rishabh Pant got Twitterati off their seats by reverse sweeping premier pacer Jofra Archer during the first T20I against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday (March 12).