Team India were reduced to its lowest-ever total at home in Tests, registering a paltry score of 46 in the first innings of the 1st Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru. The hosts were reduced to 10 for the loss of Rohit, Virat Kohli, and Sarafraj Khan’s crucial wickets within the first hour of play in the morning session. 

Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal came as a savior to resist the landslide, stitching a partnership as the two added 31 runs for the fourth wicket. But Pant, despite the disaster, looked reckless as he attempted a reverse sweep moments after coming out to bat. 

He did it on the fifth ball of the 10th over off Matt Henry's delivery. The ball was pitched on leg and Pant cleared his front leg and sat down to play the reverse lap. However, the ball hit his gloves and looped up in the air. Thankfully for Pant, the ball landed in no man's land.

Former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik, on commentary duty for the match, revealed that legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar was laughing in disbelief after Pant almost made a mess out of his unsuccessful attempt to play a reverse slap.

"Sunil Gavaskar has had a good laugh at this," Karthik said, with Gavaskar also inside the commentary box.

However, former India head coach Ravi Shastri claimed that Pant won't shy away from playing the audacious shot again.

"What was that? He won't shy away from playing this shot again," he added.