It’s not known what Monty Panesar told Mahendra Singh Dhoni, after he clouted him for two sixes on Friday, but he’d pleaded with Sourav Ganguly when he smashed him over the rope on Day I.

According to chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar, “dheere marna, hum bacche hain,” is what Panesar said at the end of that over.

With Ian Howell claiming Sourav, the left-arm spinner got spared. Not for too long, though.