Watch: Hardik Pandya asked to get prepared to bat before Rishabh Pant, the latter gets disappointed

In the Asia Cup 2022 game between India and Sri Lanka, all-rounder Hardik Pandya was promoted up in the batting order. The move was made in the 13th over after skipper Rohit Sharma (72) lost his wicket. In most cases, wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant would have batted in the same scenario. In a video going on social media, the disappointment of not being able to go out to bat was visible on Pant's face.

Talking about the video, Pandya was asked to go next after the fall of Sharma's wicket. Before this, the former didn't have his batting gloves on. After this, Pant sat down on a chair without saying anything. Also, the disappointment of not being able to go out to bat at a preferred position. The video has gotten 47,000 views and counting and 1600 likes and counting.

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The duo scored 17 runs each with the bat and helped the team reach a competitive total of 173/8. Not to forget, Ravichandran Ashwin (15*) also played a cameo in the slog overs. However, the Lankan Lions made a mockery of the target as openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendi stitched a partnership of 97 runs in 11 overs. The Indian, on the other hand, fought back with four wickets in the next few overs.

After this, the likes of skipper Dasun Shanaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa took the team over the winning line. With this win, the five-time winners have almost qualified for the final to be played on September 11. On the other hand, the defending champions are on the verge of elimination from the tournament. They need teams such as Afghanistan and Sri Lanka to win their respective games. Also, the Men In Ble would need to beat Afghanistan heavily to improve on the Net Run Rate (NRR).

India's next game will be against Afghanistan on September 8 in Dubai. Before this game, Pakistan and Afghanistan will play each other a day earlier.