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"Ghar me khel rahe ho kya?": Rishabh Pant fumes at Kuldeep Yadav as timer nears zero

Rajgeeta Yadav

Rishabh Pant [Source: AFP]Rishabh Pant [Source: AFP]

India captain Rishabh Pant lost his temper during the second Test match against South Africa at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. The incident happened on the morning of Day 2 while India was fielding. 

Pant was unhappy because his teammates were taking too long to start the next over, even though a timer was running. The players were seen casually walking to their fielding positions instead of getting ready quickly, which created unnecessary delays. 

As captain and wicketkeeper, Pant was constantly reminding them to hurry up, but the slow pace continued.

Things got worse when spinner Kuldeep Yadav took too long to begin his first over. Pant was already frustrated after receiving a warning the previous day for the same issue, and this delay pushed him over the edge. 

Timer scare triggers Pant meltdown on field

During the 88th over of South Africa’s first innings, umpire Richard Kettleborough issued Pant a second warning for not starting the next over on time. 

This is a serious matter because one more warning would mean five penalty runs automatically added to South Africa’s total. Pant clearly did not want India to suffer because of avoidable slowness.

When the Indian fielders again began jogging around at a relaxed speed instead of quickly settling in their positions, Pant let his frustration out loudly. The stump mic caught him shouting at Kuldeep and the rest of the team. He said,

"30 second ka timer hai. Ghar me khel rahe ho kya? Jaldi ek ball daal. Yaar kuldeep do do baar warning le li."

His voice made it clear that he was running out of patience and wanted his team to take the rule seriously.

ICC introduces stop-clock rule in Tests

The strict timing rule is part of a new stop-clock system introduced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for Test matches beginning with the 2025–27 World Test Championship cycle. 

Notably, the rule was first used in white-ball cricket and has now been added to Tests to stop teams from slowing down the game. 

According to the rule, the fielding side must start the next over within 60 seconds after the previous one ends. If they do not follow this, the umpires can give up to two warnings. After the third offence, five penalty runs are awarded to the batting team.