'Get your facts right' - Fans bash Michael Vaughan for comparing Rishabh Pant with Jonny Bairstow

Rishabh Pant’s knock on the first day of the rescheduled fifth Test against England got the whole cricketing industry talking. But what got social media talking was former English skipper Michael Vaughan’s tweet on Rishabh Pant  after the wicketkeeper-batter anchored India’s innings and handled the situation under grave pressure.

Although the tweet was not even remotely critical of Pant, Vaughan’s choice of words infuriated the Twitter users. Vaughan placed himself under scrutiny on Friday night by comparing his performance to that of Jonny Bairstow as Pant was relentlessly tormenting the English bowlers. “This is great viewing .. @RishabhPant17 doing a Jonny B … #ENGvIND,” Vaughan’s tweet read.

As soon as he tweeted this, the Indian fans took a troll on him and bashed him for drawing out baseless comparisons between the two batters. While one user said “Better description would be-Jonny B played like Rishabh last week. “Rishabh was doing Bazball way before Bazball was even a thing”, another user commented. “Pant is doing it since 2018 whereas Jonny from the last series. I know you are biased, but at least get your facts right :).” wrote another.

This is great viewing .. @RishabhPant17 doing a Jonny B … #ENGvIND

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 1, 2022

The netizens reminded him of how Pant breached different fortresses with his magnificent centuries, and how Jonny Bairstow has begun to put up a game similar to Pant just recently as another user said: “Jonny doing this only from the last series and pant is doing this from his first test match so Jonny copying pant’s style.”

India in command of the game after Pant and Jadeja’s heroics

Pant’s 146 (111) and his 222-run partnership with senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja helped India to end the first day on a high note as India stood at 338/7 at stumps. With Jadeja remaining unbeaten at the end of the day’s play and getting close to a century, he would eye to add those crucial runs without losing his wicket on the second day.

Jonny doing this only from last series and pant is doing this from his first test match so Jonny copying pant's style

— himanshu dixit (@dixit_nanu) July 1, 2022

Better description would be-Jonny B played like Rishabh last week…..Rishabh was doing Bazball way before Bazball was even a thing. https://t.co/6Z8zIsaaVb

— Satirical Sort (@sarvamsarcasm) July 1, 2022

Pant is doing it since 2018 whereas Jonny from the last series.I know you are biased,but atleast get your facts right:)

— Shoaib (@ShoaibYahiya) July 1, 2022

pant doing this from 2-3 years jonny did in 1 series and on flat deck. todays pitch is twice as threatning as was served vs nz😐😐🤡🤡🤡

— Kawal7818 (@kawal7818) July 1, 2022

He is not doing any Jonny Bairstow! Jonny will sweat even at the thought of reverse sweeping or switch hitting a fast bowler! So no comparisons there mate!

— Naveen R Nair (@nav_journo) July 1, 2022