Players of the Indian team during the 2nd Test vs Bangladesh.© AFP
The fourth day of the second Test between India and Bangladesh was very tense. Chasing a target of 145 on a difficult pitch, India were four wickets down at stumps on the third day at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. two nightwatchman batters Jaydev Unadkat And Akshar Patel Was at the crease for India. However, there was a funny incident going on in the Indian dressing room before stumps when Axar had already been sent in at No.4 as the nightwatchman batsman. Virat Kohli,
Ravichandran Ashwinwho eventually remained unbeaten on 42 and took India over the line with three wickets to spare, the incident included Rishabh Pant and India’s batting coach Vikram Rathour.
“Rishabh Pant is being Rishabh Pant before stumps on the third day. He is such a lovely character. Wickets were falling from one end. Vikram paaji asked Kohli if he needed a night watchman. Kohli said he would focus Will keep and they don’t need anyone.” Night watchman Rishabh Pant will usually put a towel over his head and lie down on the table. I don’t know the exact reason why he did it,” Ashwin said in a video on his official Youtube channel,
“Vikram Rathour asked him (Pant) if he needed a nightwatchman. (Pant replied) ‘I need a night watchman. I will go and play tomorrow’.
“I couldn’t stop laughing when he said casually. When I was extremely nervous, there he was, relaxing and joking. ‘Virat said he didn’t need a night watchman,’ Rathod asked. Is. Do you want?” Rathor Bhai said, ‘We have only Jaidev Unadkat left. Who else to send?’ Pant said, ‘Send Aish Bhai, or send whoever you want. I will go for batting tomorrow.
Ultimately, when Virat Kohli was also out on the third day, Unadkat was sent in as the second nightwatchman batsman. Pant came to bat on the fourth day and was dismissed for 9 runs. India, however, won the match by three wickets and clinched the two-match series 2–0.
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