Sunil Gavaskar said that wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant's valuable half-century were "impactful runs" in helping his team gain a sizeable lead over Australia.

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is currently down to the last and final Test which is being played at the SCG and though the Indian top-order batters failed to meet expectations once again, India star wicketkeeper-batter played one of the most important and entertaining knocks in the series where he smashed the Australian bowlers all around the park.

India great Sunil Gavaskar is apoplectic after Rishabh Pant's clumsy dismissal in India's first innings of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.