Washington Sundar Stands By Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel Amidst India's Batting Collapse, Says 'Sometimes Execution Doesn't Go Your Way'

India vs South Africa Guwahati Test: India's all-rounder Washington Sundar on Monday threw his weight behind his teammates Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel, who were criticised for their bold batting approach in the Guwahati Test against South Africa.

India's stand-in skipper Pant, batting on 7, went after Marco Jansen but ended up mistiming it and edging the short ball to the keeper's gloves and it instantly became the talking point of the entire third day. Before that, Dhruv Jurel played an unnecessary pull-shot off the same bowler to hole out to the mid-on fielder.

"On another day, the bowlers would have gone into the stands and all of us would have appreciated and clapped. That's how it is. Sometimes you just got to back their plans and their skill sets as well," Washington said in the post-match press interaction.

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"Given the fact that they have shown a lot of proof and evidence in the past as well. I think it is just about them backing their skill sets. Obviously, execution didn't go the way we wanted," said India's top scorer on the day.

Sundar acknowledged the challenges posed by the Guwahati pitch, equating it to a "snake pit" after Marco Jansen's sudden burst of pace caused difficulties for India batters.

"It wasn't a snake pit or whatever you may call it. It was a very good wicket. It was a true wicket. You won't get many days, you will get to bat on such tracks, especially in India. Honestly, it is a true wicket. If you spend time there, runs are there for the taking," Washington answered.

The all-rounder even chastised statements that there was a touch of uneven bounce when Jansen was getting the ball to rear up.

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"It wasn't uneven at all. He is obviously the tallest going around and he gets that bit of a sharp bounce off good length. We have played such bowlers quite a lot. Just on another day, we would have batted the same deliveries a lot better and it would have seemed like a very different scenario," he added.