NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant was visibly unhappy with Kuldeep Yadav once again in the second innings of the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati, after the spinner took more time than necessary to begin his over.

Interestingly, Pant had already reminded Kuldeep during the first innings to start his over on time, but it appears the left-arm wrist spinner did not take the lesson on board, leaving the stand-in India skipper frustrated.

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Pant's ire was again caught in the stump pic during the 48th over of South Africa's second innings. "Pehla ball daal de yaar, aisa mat kar yaar, baar baar nahi bolunga main yeh," Pant told Kuldeep. The reason Pant reminded Kuldeep was to avoid receiving another warning for starting the over late.

Ravi Shastri, who was commentating at the moment, backed Pant's remarks. "You can hear what Rishabh Pant is saying from the back. It can be frustrating. He has been warned for the amount of time taken between overs. As a bowler, you should know your field. You can't come in there and then start moving people around. One look should be enough for the fielder to know where he should be, rather than you gesturing every two balls. And a warning comes between overs, when there is time taken, you need to bowl that first ball. That's what Rishabh is saying."

Pant's rant in first innings

"Yaar, 30 seconds ka timer hai. Ghar pe khel rahe ho kya? Ek ball daal jaldi. (The timer is on. Are you playing at your home? Just bowl the ball quickly," Pant was heard saying on the stump mic during the first innings.

Stop clock in Test cricket

The ICC has introduced a stop clock in Test cricket, following its earlier implementation in white-ball formats. The move aims to address slow over rates, a long-standing issue in Test matches.

Rule details:

* The fielding side must be ready to start a new over within one minute of the previous over ending.

* Two warnings will be issued by umpires if the team fails to comply.

* After the warnings, a five-run penalty will be imposed on the bowling side.

* Warnings reset to zero after every block of 80 overs.

* The stop clock counts upwards from 0 to 60 seconds.

* The rule has been in effect since the start of the 2025-27 WTC cycle.