Birmingham, July 1 -- England captain Ben Stokes was all praise for India's flamboyant batter Rishabh Pant in the lead-up to the second Test.
On Day 1 of the first Test against India, England found a breakthrough when Ben Stokes dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal soon after his century, a crucial moment in the game at the time.
As Rishabh Pant walked in, England might have sensed an opportunity, only for Pant to make his intent clear immediately. He calmly pushed the first ball he faced to mid-on, and then, off the very next delivery, launched it straight back over Stokes' head for a commanding boundary.
Stokes didn't try to hide his adulation for the batter, bursting into laughter right after Pant's audacious shot, impressed by the sheer brilli...