India, Oct. 3 -- India posted 211 on a difficult pitch and then had the game in control till the seventh over of the chase, having reduced Pakistan to 42/3 in the Asian Games 2026 gold-medal match. Shreyas Iyer turned to his wrist spinner, Ravi Bishnoi, for the next over, and he conceded 10 runs, allowing the momentum to gradually shift towards Pakistan.

Bishnoi bowled three overs in the match, conceded 44 runs and allowed Pakistan to come back into the match, while causing a headache for his captain as one of the main bowlers was taken to the cleaners. The thing is, there are bad days for bowlers, even for the biggest names. But in his case, this is no longer an aberration detached from the larger arc of his career. Instead, it is anoth...